11.   The Cougars could be excused if they felt they had been waiting since the Ice Age.

12.   The triumph earned them a trip to San Antonio, where the Spurs have been waiting since disposing of the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.

13.   The teams have been waiting since June for a hot, ozone-intensive day.

14.   They are among eight families living in substandard conditions who have been waiting since November to move into their Burbank Habitat for Humanity homes.

15.   This is something the city of Miami has been waiting for since the Jerry and Jimmy divorce two years ago.

16.   This was the day millions had been waiting for since August.

17.   With the triumph, they earned a trip to San Antonio, where the Spurs have been waiting since disposing of the Denver Nuggets in three games.

18.   Ambassador Farouk Hejazi arrived in Turkey in late December and had been waiting since then for an invitation to present his credentials to President Suleyman Demirel.

19.   Exxon has been waiting since then for the deal to be approved.

20.   He and his parents had been waiting since Monday afternoon, when they had pulled their belongings from their badly damaged second-floor apartment above.