Sentence examples for it would last only from inspiring English sources

Even when they seemed to have some positive effect, it would last only a little while.

Maybe it was a sign of resignation or exhaustion, but it would last only a few seconds before his light switched back on, and his eyes sparkled as much as his shirt.

THE snowy night I met Willem at a synagogue in New York City, I knew we would marry, but I did not know that it would last only 10 years.

Alex, Morten, and I all shared an understanding that maybe this was only temporary, that maybe it would last only a bit longer, but at the same time we weren't ready to let it go.

It was easy to predict the baseball strike--and that it would last only long enough for publicity-seeking Peter to intervene and after a matter of minutes announce to millions with mock modesty that an agreement had been reached.

The products no longer appeared to be available to purchase, as of early Saturday, with the site noting the "campaign has finished". However, as of April 11, the campaign was open again with a countdown clock indicating it would last only 12 more days.

If the chip industry adjusted to demand by cutting supply, its pain would last only until demand recovers.

Instead of offering to insure all deposits in money-market funds, it said it would insure only deposits made before the panic broke out on Sept. 19 and it said the insurance would last only for an initial period of three months.

The 5-A debate: Throughout the playoffs, a number of coaches voiced their displeasure with the newly formed 5-A division, and many said they hoped it was an experiment that would last only one season.

Another flawed idea now circulating is that the world supply of uranium is so small that its use for energy would last only a few years.

"I didn't think that it would come to this, definitely; I thought this would last only two or three days," said Mr. Marino, who married last month.