1.   But Flynn now says that President Clinton has asked him to stay on for a while longer as ambassador.

2.   Engineers would like to fly Galileo longer as a test of its performance in this harsh environment.

3.   Fast-food chains, in particular, are using leaner beef in their hamburgers and are cooking the patties longer as concerns about E. coli bacteria have increased.

4.   He smiled in a hollow way as he calculated that he had been incarcerated four times longer as a refugee than as a convict.

5.   He was no longer as excited by either victory or defeat, and began exuding a calm confidence that inspired others.

6.   REM periods become longer as the night wears on.

7.   State Sen. George Pataki on Tuesday called for holding violent criminals in prison longer as the central element of his anti-crime program for New York.

8.   Cameron Cuffy survived that, but not much longer as a comical mix-up ended in his run out.

9.   Lines outside hospitals and medical clinics got longer as concern over the outbreak grew.

10.   Lines outside hospitals and medical clinics got longer as concern over the mystery virus grew.