1.   Are the broadcasts worth waiting through the unnecessary buildup?

2.   At least this one comes with a ready-made message, not one you have to wait through months of testimony and gamesmanship to get.

3.   Bernie Williams singled with two outs in the first, and designated hitter Jose Canseco waited through a walk.

4.   A USC tailback behind the rugged Shawn Walters, behind the elusive Delon Washington, Sermons waited through the promises of playing time.

5.   Buss said a ceremony has been in the works for years but was put on hold as the Lakers waited through planning stages for a new arena.

6.   But Boyz II Men were the stars and the reason the audience had come and stayed, even waiting through painfully long set changes.

7.   Cities that have reworked their economic identity have often waited through many years of marketing and investment before the metamorphosis.

8.   Despite his evident success, Zimmer did not claim victory when he joined a small band of supporters who waited through the evening.

9.   He had waited through the many lean years, Belgrove said, and he was now ready to enjoy a fat one.

10.   He waited through seven years of free-lance assignments until hired as a staffer four years ago.