Word: drawn-out
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...recount process of an originally computerized vote tally made the ordeal particularly long and drawn-out, though people present at the recount said the atmosphere was positive and professional...
...years appeared to have been directed at regional allies concerned at the negative domestic fallout from a protracted bombing campaign. After all, back home the Pentagon is having to massage the complex and sometimes contradictory message that America's patience is required for a war that will inevitably be drawn-out and costly, but also that substantial progress is being made and the enemy is on the ropes. European allies may have expressed skepticism over the nature of the campaign, but nobody's breaking ranks - indeed, Germany on Tuesday agreed to send 3,900 soldiers to the region to play...
...public doesn?t want to see troops get ensnared in a drawn-out battle, however; while 62 percent of respondents favor the use of U.S. ground troops in a "limited excursion," while only 34 percent favor their use in a "large-scale invasion," defined as "thousands of troops stationed in Afghanistan for an indefinite period of time...
...economic demands against the wishes?and threats?of their people, monitoring what's happening down on the street while heeding a battle cry from the other side of the world. U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld last week reiterated the vague mantra that this will be a long, drawn-out campaign: "This is not something that begins with a significant event or ends with a significant event." But the starkly defined strategy of building a coalition is definitely significant. The choices Asian countries (and individuals) are making have the potential to bolster or undermine the alliance in the short term...
...their part, the Minuto family said they sought the dismissal to avoid a long, drawn-out court battle. Minuto has since reenrolled in Tulane University...