11.   A decade has passed since Brian, at the height of his stardom, sabotaged his career by faking his own onstage assassination.

12.   A dozen years have passed since then with just one division title to show for it.

13.   A long time has passed since Mihailovich.

14.   A month and a half has passed since catcher Jim Leyritz was dealt from the Anaheim Angels for Texas pitcher Ken Hill.

15.   A whole year had passed since the death of Ron Brown, and there would be a memorial service on Thursday that the president would attend.

16.   Almost a century has passed since Marcel Duchamp shook up the art world by proposing that art could be many things, including a urinal and a bottle rack.

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

18.   But it should be faced, as the century comes to a close and a full decade passes since the end of the Cold War.

19.   But many of the laws Congress has passed since were intended to convey such authority to future presidents.

20.   By the time Dragicevic was through, nearly four hours had passed since the church filled well beyond capacity.