11.   And Groscost puts in as many hours as anyone at the Capitol, routinely staying well into the night during the session.

12.   And watching his mother work long, taxing hours as a medical assistant made success imperative.

13.   As it happened, the deadline was extended by several hours as the United States kept pushing for concessions.

14.   Back home, the villagers had listened for hours as Serbian tanks and artillery shelled the other side of their valley.

15.   Before being deported, the group was held by armed guards for several hours as officials disassembled cameras and searched luggage, Naseef said.

16.   Before switching to the private sector a year ago, Ocaranza worked marathon hours as a press officer for Zedillo.

17.   After a long recovery, he says kombucha has made him full of energy and able to work long, hard hours as a goldsmith.

18.   But cruise industry officials say there has never been such a variety of cuisines, alternative restaurants or flexible dining hours as in the past year.

19.   Consumers also may see more willingness to install carpet during evening and weekend hours as competition sharpens in the coming months.

20.   Despite his long hours as an assistant coach, Rubin cooked every meal for his son.