Mr. CLEMITIS: I think some people are just waiting for after the first of the year, seeing how much of the population returns.

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Waiting and seeing: the market is too new for advertisers to be sure they will get their money's worth.

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For now, some environmental groups and drillers are waiting and seeing, or politely declining.

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But more than that, I will never forget seeing the long line of people outside of a tiny clinic waiting to get treatment for mosquito transmitted diseases.

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As for Connie, the Paulsens could hardly look out a Monaghan-side window without seeing her waiting.

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Waiting for the virtual gifts of electronic pixels to be received is at least as rewarding to Farmville users as seeing electronic shares of stock in their brokerage account.

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