21.   At that meet, she failed a drug test, which set in motion a three-month appeals process.

22.   Attorneys involved in the case have said the appeal process could take two years.

23.   Barring some unexpected last-minute reversal of fortune during the appeals process, however, it looks like Bush gets the White House.

24.   Barring that and a potentially lengthy appeals process, Fentress could be released into a halfway house with little supervision by this fall.

25.   Because the penalty is irreversible, juries and judges take special care with them, and the appeals process can take many years.

26.   Before going to court, patients would have to use the appeals process established by their HMO.

27.   Before going to court, patients would have to exhaust the administrative appeals process established by their HMO.

28.   A complicated appeal process ensues, and the army usually threatens criminal proceedings.

29.   A long appeals process may lie ahead.

30.   A league spokesman said Harnisch would be allowed to play until the appeal process is completed.