1.   His athletic career spanned three decades.

2.   And Joan Rivers, whose career spans five decades, is waiting for the plumber to finish.

3.   But one leading figure whose career has spanned politics and higher education sees clear sailing for Bulger.

4.   George Burns, the beloved comedian whose remarkable career spanned vaudeville, radio, television and films, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif.

5.   Her death from a heart attack on election day seemed poetically timed for a woman whose family business is politics and whose political career spanned four decades.

6.   Her career in social work spanned more than four decades, starting in her student days at the University of Minnesota.

7.   His career spanned four decades, beginning with study at the Parsons School of Design in Manhattan and a stint as a designer with the Ice Capades.

8.   His career spanned seven decades.

9.   His career spanned a period of rapid industry growth and fierce debate over what he and other executives saw as unwarranted government encroachment into the business.

10.   His career spanned the administration of six U.S. presidents.