Sentence examples for prolong the case from inspiring English sources

His lawyers have presented the court with truckloads of new documents, apparently in an attempt to prolong the case to their advantage.

And now that its opponents in the case have a distinct upper hand, frustrating them by trying to prolong the case could actually add to the penalties.

Horatio E. Gutiérrez, Microsoft's chief lawyer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said he was disappointed because the latest statement would prolong the case, which began in 1998.

Appeals could prolong the case for years.

The states said they had made the decision to avoid prolonging the case after Microsoft said it would need an indefinite period of time to prepare a response.

But Fernandez blamed Polanski himself for prolonging the case for so many years because he made himself a fugitive, obliging the US to pursue him.

In the case of divorce, that may be to counsel them against prolonging the case or fighting an unwinnable fight: persuading them that although they are angry and upset at their spouse's behaviour, court may not be the best place to fight out those emotions.

Mr. Eisenstein, one of the lawyers who filed the lawsuit 37 years ago, said the city prolonged the videotape case simply because it did not want outside checks on the Police Department's investigation of political activities.

Assuming the government does not come to its senses and drop the case, this bad news, plus the high profile of the case, seems to guarantee a third trial and that will simply prolong the tragedy of this case, making no one a winner.

In fact, it is possible that climate change may prolong the peak season of MSF cases because of higher temperatures in spring and autumn.

From the public health perspective, delays in diagnosis prolong the infectious period of an index case, thereby prolonging the transmission in the community [ 3] and health-care settings [ 24– 27].