21.   Several employees remained behind closed doors on upper floors, waiting as SWAT teams swept through the surrounded building to ensure their safe exit.

22.   The glut has forced itchy enlistees to wait as long as several weeks to be assigned to a company.

23.   The Los Angeles Lakers are waiting as the Western Conference semifinal opponent to whichever team advances.

24.   The linemen and running back wait as the quarterback retreats in the pocket.

25.   The senators ignored the representatives who had no choice but to wait as the senators talked.

26.   The seat-fillers arrive early and then wait as the stars parade into the auditorium.

27.   Then the head-banging frustration of waiting as an image fills the screen pixel by excruciating pixel.

28.   Thousands waited outside as velvet-rope despots mercilessly decided whom to admit to toss the perfect salad of chic.

29.   Tight security shooed away a small gathering of people who waited as long as several hours at Williams Gateway in hopes of seeing Bush.

30.   Unlike last season, the Sox no longer have such able defensive shortstops in waiting as Manny Alexander and Donnie Sadler.