But Judge Williams said the defendant had misled the court from the start to legal proceedings to the "very bitter end" of what was a protracted case.
What followed was a protracted negotiation.
They must act to save Libya from what could be a protracted civil war.
We stayed in extreme comfort enjoying what seemed like a protracted dinner party.
Undaunted by the financial uncertainty of what could be a protracted strike.
Some critics disparaged as hypocritical the sudden intensity of coverage devoted to a single victim of what was already a protracted siege.
Attorney General William Barr will release a redacted version of the special counsel's report on Thursday to both Congress and the public, the first step in what promises to be a protracted fight with Democratic lawmakers over how much of the document they are allowed to see.
The revocation of California's Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver is what will likely spur a protracted court battle that the state has already committed to.
Likely what will follow is a protracted court battle over the policy's constitutionality; remember that whole separation of powers thing?
WASHINGTON — Nearly three weeks after Libya erupted in what may now turn into a protracted civil war, the politics of military intervention to speed the ouster of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi grow more complicated by the day — for both the White House and Republicans.
