1.   An elastic waistband helps them adjust to wild fluctuations in daily exercise and pasta intake.

2.   As clothing sizes climb and pants with elastic waistbands become the only ones that fit, parents must deal with awkward moments.

3.   A larger zipper and an elastic waistband allow easier dressing, and a longer inseam means more comfort while sitting.

4.   Buried underneath a mountain of old, broken furniture, sleeping bags and Christmas decorations were three boxes of artifacts from my life before I discovered elastic waistbands.

5.   But in light of the outcry, Kyle said, his staff has begun work on yet another design that will feature an elastic waistband front and back.

6.   English women are allowed to have wrinkles and gray hair and wear elastic waistbands, she said.

7.   Long live the elastic waistband.

8.   Suits were in lightweight wool voile and had unlined, totally unstructured jackets and pants with elastic waistbands or dropped waistlines with a narrow yoke.

9.   The happening look this season is loose-fitting trunks cut long enough to hover around the midthigh or knee, with an elastic waistband and fly front.

10.   More often than not the wide trousers have draw strings and elastic waistband, making them wearable both for town and country.