11.   After their long separation, their reunion was tentative, confined to a silent embrace and a few tears.

12.   Also Friday, the wife of the missing Chinese pilot was quoted by state media as expressing sympathy to the families of the U.S. crew for their long separation.

13.   Housewives whose husbands remained in Hong Kong suffered from depression due to the long separations and the burden of raising the kids alone.

14.   When they decided to get together again a couple of months ago after a long separation, Medvedev knew the relationship was unique.

15.   Xue said police refused to let Andrew stay with his grandparents, and that the boy was traumatized by the long separation.

16.   However, their relatives back on Earth clearly felt it was a long separation.

17.   Theresa LaCamera, wife of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Paul LaCamera, kept spouses in contact during the long separation with monthly information briefings and phone calls.