1.   Such long stints on the carpet are due to the consistency of leading players, whose skill is such they cancel each other out.

2.   And he had his first long stint on the bench because of foul trouble.

3.   At the top of this list is the principle that a long stint of controversy, scandal or negative publicity almost invariably hurts a film in the marketplace.

4.   Actors have become less willing to commit themselves to long stints on the stage.

5.   After a long stint in consulting, Jane Epstein has just become a manager at TechniCo.

6.   During their long stint, ichthyosaurs steadily improved their design, changing their forms almost the way Detroit does its autos.

7.   He went into journalism, long stints at The New York Times, shorter stints with Vanity Fair and the New Yorker.

8.   Last season, Charles Nolan was planning his big runway debut for Anne Klein after a long stint on the design staff of Ellen Tracy.

9.   Like so many other modern players, Winfield played long stints in both leagues.

10.   Lately American audiences know him less for his movie work than for his television commercials, most notably a long stint as a pitchman for Subaru.