The first year obtained an attendance of about 500 people.

Phones now take years to obtain, but the winner does not have to bring in any of the $500 million from abroad.

An attempt that year to obtain federal stimulus funds for redevelopment of the site was turned down.

But it can take years to obtain an available bed.

To form an association requires a permit, which can take years to obtain; in many cases the government has denied permits.

Green cards, which enable aliens to work legally, can take years to obtain.

Obtaining a software patent typically takes nearly three years, during which time there is no published information.

But it can take years to obtain government approvals and erect a tower.

As a result, they say, design patents often take years to obtain and are difficult to enforce.

Every two years, cancer society volunteers check on the participants and obtain the cause of death for those who have died.