1.   The deadline came, the flood gates opened and we breathed a sigh of relief.

2.   And as a result, the deadline will come and go with no measurable impact along the U.S. border, said Allen Kay, a spokesman for Rep. Smith.

3.   And it must have been hard for owner George Steinbrenner to let the major-league trading deadline come and go without strong-arming his baseball people into doing something.

4.   And so far he has kept his word, refusing to sign with the Padres and leaving once his deadline came and went.

5.   As the deadline came and went, officials on both sides continued their consultations.

6.   After the Pro Bowl comes the deadline to designate franchise and transition players.

7.   Albright noted with some relief that that deadline had come and gone.

8.   But even as that deadline comes and goes, the near future of many in Hollywood will remain up in the air.

9.   But none of the seven positions were filled, and the deadline came and went on Monday with no report, McGreevey said.

10.   But the deadline came and went.