51.   Broke and unbathed in their promotional T-shirts, they wait for the day to pass.

52.   But a day seldom passes without them talking.

53.   Brown has grown more confident -- and looked much better -- as the days have passed in camp and he now has a firm grip on the starting job.

54.   But as each day passes for the Arcadia resident, he is constantly reminded of another big day that is looming.

55.   But as days have passed, hope has dimmed.

56.   But as the days have passed, airport security has taken on a broader scope.

57.   But as the days pass, the ordeal only gets worse.

58.   But as days passed, hope dimmed.

59.   But as the days had passed and the debacle had grown into front-page news of an increasingly familiar brand, their silence had become all the more striking.

60.   But the day passed without any violence.