c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -le "use 5.010; ;; my $str = qq{Wal-mart talks about its Significant Accounting Policies in its 10k. \n} . qq{Significant Accounting Policies are important for a firm. \n} . qq{Here is a list of the Significant Accounting Policies \n} . qq{1)Lifo \n} . qq{2)Depreciation \n} . qq{3)Expenses \n} ; print qq{<<$str>> \n}; ;; my $sap = qr{ Significant \s+ Accounting \s+ Policies }xms; ;; my ($end_sap) = $str =~ m{ .* $sap \K .* }xmsg; print qq{<<$end_sap>> \n}; " <> << 1)Lifo 2)Depreciation 3)Expenses >>