In parts of Africa we already have a protracted and growing humanitarian disaster.
The Democratic party faces a similar clarifying moment in its race on Tuesday, as Bernie Sanders continues to engage Hillary Clinton in a duel that could grow more protracted should he pull off wins in the midwest and the south.
He agrees, however, that the model sequences are protracted: "You'll feel yourself growing older as cranes and hydraulic lifts slowly – very slowly – prepare for a missile launch".
As his legal battles grow ever more protracted, Mr. Rowland's bills continue to mount.
This grows into a protracted, viciously thrilling account of Paul's mentorship by Captain Lyddie: worshiped by his troops for prowess and ruthless sorties against the guerrillas.
By the end, the character's protracted suffering can grow repetitious.
As he wrote in October 2001: 'If ever there were a time for us to grow out of our protracted, privileged, socially inept adolescence, this would seem to be it.' He was talking about America, but the soul-searching is transparent.
Before Thursday, the Nepalese public was growing increasingly angry with the protracted stalemate.
The Turkish public is growing weary of its protracted role as refugee host.
But residents in some small communities have struggled, and at the same time, U.S. experts worry that protracted global warming, worsening droughts, vanishing groundwater and growing populations will erode future supplies and make Americans increasingly vulnerable throughout the 21st century.
