With a no-booking policy, a long wait is inevitable, but it is worth it.

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It may take decades to finish the job, but a long wait is better than the alternative.

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Another question: if Arena is going to face a long wait to get lorcaserin approved, will it need to take some steps to cut costs, such as layoffs?

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But as Mr Acheson, from Denton in Greater Manchester, is pledging to continue his picket until he gets a job, it would appear he may face a long wait.

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In many cases, the wait is so long that by the time a petition is granted the elders who made it have died.

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Some folks in KC knock it for being too highbrow, though there are still no tablecloths and it is not especially expensive, but sometimes t is nice to make reservation rather than wait (sometimes hours) on a long line.

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