Mr. Starr, for his part, would be deeply foolish not to see the public impatience expressed by the election results.

There is another time crunch, too: public impatience for proof.

But an unforeseen phenomenon came in to subject the public impatience to a severe trial.

Democrats believe public impatience with the war can help them cut into Republican strength on other issues like military tribunals and antiterror surveillance programs.

French engravers were driven to simplify their work in order to satisfy public impatience.

The winner of next month's runoff will face mounting public impatience for a better life.

Then, about a week after the tests got under way in July, public impatience with the program turned to rage.

Those clerks handle driver's license applicants; they may be essential to prevent public impatience with long waiting lines.

The warning, which played to public impatience with the proceedings here, reflected both political and legal strategy.

The biggest worry, executives involved in school reform say, is public and corporate impatience.