21.   Recently, she even turned a long bus ride into a festive occasion.

22.   Speaking on the phone from Knoxville, Tenn., early in the morning after a long bus ride, he stressed that the only real answers come from God.

23.   The JetHawks made pitcher Donnie Schmidt take a long bus ride to Lake Elsinore earlier this year, only to release him immediately upon their arrival.

24.   The Mets will keep Brogna from having to take many long bus rides this spring.

25.   Their friends who have made the long bus trip with them, Felecia Matthews and Stacey Lee, are full of child-rearing tips.

26.   They boasted of long bus trips to New York, pockets empty of money and all-night adventures in Harlem and Central Park.

27.   When I was a kid, I made a long bus trip on my own to visit relatives.

28.   Xavier Fortino Beltran, who works at a seafood packing company in Raleigh, N.C., was also tired of the long bus ordeal.

29.   A few years ago, reaching Xishuangbanna meant long bus rides on roads blocked by huge potholes and landslides.

30.   An aide ended up dragging it on a long bus ride with journalists and officials through the Caucasus Mountains.