1.   Longest Night had passed by without incident, and Chater had not returned until mid-January.

2.   The freezing weather did not return until February but this time we were prepared.

3.   The Amir, however, did not return until mid-March.

4.   Baker did not return until the fourth quarter.

5.   Advani denied accepting bribes and resigned, vowing he would not return until proven innocent.

6.   Allan Houston turned his ankle in the third quarter and did not return until the final minute.

7.   Aleksei Kovalev has been out since midseason following knee surgery and is not supposed to return until next autumn.

8.   Brown is frustrated and would not return until March if he has another operation.

9.   But the bombardment in the surrounding area, where Katyusha rockets were launched by Hezbollah, makes it impossible to return until the conflict ends.

10.   CDC staff have been in Hong Kong for a week and are not expected to return until after Christmas.