61.   Days passed before top city officials came to help.

62.   Despite the emergency, the state said, an hour and a half passed before neurosurgeons began operating on the patient.

63.   Darned few movies make it to the big screen or even straight to video without passing before her eyes.

64.   Daschle said he would try to include the hate crimes measure in the massive catch-all spending bill that Congress must pass before adjourning for the year.

65.   Each year new designers and outrageous products pass before an international contingent of wholesale representatives.

66.   Established three decades ago, the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities have never had to pass muster before a Republican congressional majority.

67.   Even so, years passed before the brothers acted on their inspiration.

68.   Eventually, though, they sat down and began waiting out the nearly three hours that would pass before the first pitch.

69.   Fifteen minutes passed before the Christian couple selected Hannah, a Hebrew name meaning grace.

70.   Four games would pass before the ailment cleared.