Had combed out his hair so patiently that time he came home with lice.

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Either way, you send a thank you note and check your inbox compulsively for a week, waiting not-so-patiently for some sort of response.

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Just as they sought to master the language of the sea in the novels of Patrick O'Brian ( Obituary, January 15th), so they patiently deciphered the fantastic world of Mr Powell's England. (An American newspaper thoughtfully explained that he preferred to have his name pronounced to rhyme with Lowell.) Perhaps they took it seriously.

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So I was just patiently waiting and hoping everything will work out, and it did.

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Gap ups, in markets that may be turning allow for just the opposite where trapped longs who were looking for the ability to exit will do so and shorts who have been waiting patiently will begin to attack.

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We did manage to grab some video of the hardware though, so head south to take a look of that, while we patiently wait for price and availability information.

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Poking at my laptop, I noticed my two kids -- my 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son -- patiently waiting for Daddy to get done with the television so they could get on with the cartoon hour.

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Fiorentina, given so much time on the ball and continually gifted possession as Rangers seemed allergic to the ball at times, patiently probed for an opening.

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