If you know the person well, or the bar is set up to facilitate the waiting process, the bar can be a fine choice.

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Downstairs, waiting patiently in the bar which is lined with many photographs of famous faces, are three former entertainers.

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As things turned out, it was a pretty monotonous evening, and I was regretting my mistake long before Arthur came into the lounge bar and stood waiting for someone to serve him.

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And your sisters are waiting for you to raise the bar for all of us.

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Determined to make amends, McArthur skinned Mair on the left wing and pinged a ball across the face of the goal that Chris Innes managed to scoop over his own bar, with Mensing waiting to pounce.

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The charming salty-dog second-floor bar works overtime to appease the waiting hordes, who gaze longingly at the lucky ones already seated.

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There is a nice bar where you can sip cocktails while waiting for a table.

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She was waiting in line with friends to get into the bar after taking in a Red Sox game, which is a Patriot's Day tradition for the Newport, R.

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They found that customers actually prefer websites that require waiting as long as they demonstrate their labor, like a tally or progress bar. (Think: the way Kayak displays a continually changing list airline sites being searched).

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The waiting Kanu appeared set to tap the ball in but somehow managed to spoon the ball over the bar from two yards out.

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