Sentence examples for be a rather protracted from inspiring English sources

"We think this is going to be a rather protracted process over the next several years," he said.

Regime change at the Proms is always a rather protracted affair, but the latest changing of the guard for the summer festival has been more involved than it usually is.

But, then, as with the Yes Scotland launch, this was merely the preamble to a rather protracted campaign.

"The intensification and broadening of the financial market turmoil is likely to dampen global and euro-area demand for a rather protracted period of time," Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, said.

Undaunted by the financial uncertainty of what could be a protracted strike.

This can be a protracted process [ 22, 46, 47], and one that is currently being pursued.

It's a long, protracted process.

There's a needlessly protracted sequence between the mother and a wounded cub that's pure filmmaker sadism and that, in its cutting and framing, makes it seem as if the mother is consciously cruel rather than following her instincts.

"It's a long, protracted process of fits and starts.

It remains to be seen how the Obama administration will deal with us, as their transition has been rather protracted and ill defined in the acquisition area.

It will be a long, protracted rise to the massive multi-billion dollar promises.