The phrase "a protracted course of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a lengthy or extended period of time during which something occurs, often in a formal or academic context.
Example: "The patient underwent a protracted course of treatment that lasted several months."
Alternatives: "an extended period of" or "a lengthy duration of".
Not by one stupid action, but by a protracted course of dishonesty".
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Saunders said Lord Taylor had thrown away his many positive achievements in public life "not by one stupid action but by a protracted course of dishonesty".
When he passed sentence, Mr Justice Saunders said Lord Taylor had thrown away his many positive achievements in public life "not by one stupid action but by a protracted course of dishonesty".
He was hospitalized for a year, barely avoided a lobotomy thanks to the treating doctor's battle with his superiors, underwent a protracted course of electroshocks and resumed the climb.
The 58-year-old former barrister, the first parliamentarian to stand trial over expenses, had pursued a "protracted course of dishonesty" and lied to the jury on oath, the judge, Mr Justice Saunders, said when passing sentence at Southwark crown court.
The absence of demonstrable anti-HIV CTL reactivities, coupled with a protracted course of seroconversion, highlights the importance of robust HIV-specific immune responses in the control of disease progression.
This protracted course of dementia makes it difficult for persons with dementia and their families, as well as for professionals to discuss end-of-life issues, such as advance treatment decisions, preferred place of care and death or lasting power of attorney [ 2, 4, 5].
This is an area which should be focused on in future research, particularly as protracted courses of Fluoxetine are used in the clinical trials that report an improvement in behavior in ADHD (Barrickman et al. 1991; Gammon and Brown 1993; Quintana et al. 2007) and ASD children (DeLong et al. 1998, 2002; Hollander et al. 2005).
(1)– (7) Specifically, it is not clear if short protracted courses of RT provide similar results to longer courses, and if lower dose RT can provide palliation of symptoms and survival similar to higher dose RT.
The second case was characterized by a protracted course with spread of infection to various organs, including subcutaneous tissue, skin, colon and other intra-abdominal tissues, and central nervous system; the spread started 4 years after clinical resolution of a first pulmonary manifestation and progressed over a period of 2 years.
Some regional functional specializations emerge within the first months after birth, while others have a more protracted course of development spanning over the first decade or longer.
