21.   He was too busy to waste time hunting for socks that matched.

22.   He urged his successor, the former Danish defense minister, Hans Haekkerup, who arrives Monday, not to waste time with bureaucratic fine-tuning.

23.   I will control my own life and not waste time blaming others for my misfortunes.

24.   I could waste time trying to identify the canine culprits and waste even more time trying to change their well-established habits.

25.   In Korea, he played pick-up basketball in stiff leather boots so as not to waste time changing shoes.

26.   Jennings clearly is not one to waste time.

27.   Joyous to politicians, who never avoid an opportunity to waste time.

28.   Most federal agencies and many private companies have explicit guidelines against using the Internet to download obscene material or to waste time on the job.

29.   No longer do we have to waste time sightseeing.

30.   Nor would a pilot waste time dumping fuel.