11.   As her husband looked on beside her, Mrs. Brady praised Clinton for championing the Brady law, which requires a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases.

12.   As president, Bush opposed most gun control measures, including the waiting period for handgun sales in the Brady Bill.

13.   As president, Bush opposed the Brady Bill, which imposed a waiting period for handgun purchases, and frequently fought against gun control measures.

14.   Ashcroft rammed the rule through late last month as an emergency measure without allowing the usual waiting period for public comment.

15.   At every stop, Schumer mentions his sponsorship of the Brady Bill, which mandates a waiting period on handgun sales.

16.   At the same time, the current five-day waiting period will be replaced by an instant check system that critics contend is fraught with potential problems.

17.   Barr, an opponent of the waiting period, has introduced legislation to speed up by a year the implementation of the instant checks.

18.   Because of this flaw, Godfrey, after the five-day waiting period, was able to buy a gun even though he was wanted for murder.

19.   Beyond that, you control the cost by selecting the daily benefit, the waiting period before benefits begin and the number of years the benefits will be paid.

20.   Bill Kristol, the vogue Republican theoretician, contends that insurance companies can impose waiting periods that would discourage people from getting insurance only when they get sick.