drawing out the process

Grammar usage guide and real-world examples

To make things worse, the affected family has no incentive to cooperate with the foreclosure, drawing out the process and clogging the court system.

He was acting kingly, owing to his nickname; or maybe he was pandering, drawing out the process to make more money from the announcement itself, staging a false drama.

But nine years after the Army terminal closed down, the fate of the bulk of the property is still up in the air, and many people here blame Mr. Doria for drawing out the process.

Drawing out the process makes it more likely for it to be tripped up.

He'd find an excuse to delay every court hearing, drawing out the process, and push away my closure.

He'd find an excuse to delay every court hearing, drawing out the process and pushing away my closure.

A hostile bidder's odds of success have been reduced by so-called poison pills that are intended to draw out the process and pile on tremendous costs.

Such tactics, these people say, have drawn out the process significantly, making it extremely lucrative for the lawyers and more draining for troubled homeowners.

The deal supports the president-elect's principle of a firm timetable for leaving Iraq, but allows him to draw out the process beyond the 16-month withdrawal he promised in his campaign.

Ceding the decision of whether Mr. Davis has diplomatic immunity to the trial court will draw out the process and will not please the American government, which has demanded his immediate release.

So the local community health workers came up with a solution have community members draw out the process on a piece of paper and tape that near the water source too.