Sentence examples for protracted auction from inspiring English sources

Mattel, which also operates Fisher-Price toys, has agreed a deal to buy Hit Entertainment and its intellectual property and marketing rights from a private equity fund led by Apax Partners, following a protracted auction that kicked off in March.

For Mr. Saban, 58, the deal brings to a happy end the protracted, sometimes murky auction of the assets of the media mogul Leo Kirch.

A protracted silence.

They are also protracted.

Conflicts are becoming more protracted.

What is protracted war?

Another protracted silence.

The result was protracted economic weakness.

Long, protracted courtships are not uncommon".

Each issue has generated protracted debate.

But legal processes can be protracted.