I went off to the Gulf, 13 months in a sandpit didn't help to keep it together.

If anything, the last 10 months have helped Seema come out of her shell.

"Certainly, if anything, the three months away helped me realize that I'm not ready to stop playing," Davenport said.

Just months after he helped organize a military coup.

The month she had spent learning medicine from Shedemei hadn't helped prepare her for running a school.

Now the same lawyers are no longer amateurs, and their months of experience have helped the organization gel.

The entire evacuation lasted two months and one man helped ferry more than 1,400 Jews to safety.

Many landlords offer several months of free rent to help ease the company's transition into the new space.

Delaying the sale a few months, one option under consideration in Washington, will not help.

"That month that we had to ourselves really helped us to get back in the race," said one strategist.