101.   But Hong Kong pop stars are busy people and a year has passed since the news conference.

102.   But in Haiti, it is not unusual for years to pass before retribution comes.

103.   But the years passed and the Environmental Protection Agency still did not crack down on the metallic contaminants.

104.   But years passed, and inflation did not rise.

105.   But years had passed and they came up with no definitive clues.

106.   But years passed with no words written.

107.   By the time he published it, however, years had passed, and Newton could not cash in his winning ticket.

108.   But years have passed and there will be no end to this new life, just as there is no end to the memories of the old one.

109.   Companies offer the stock as an outright gift, although the executive cannot take full possession until several years have passed.

110.   Economists estimate, for example, that a year must pass before interest rate cuts work their way fully into the economy.