Sentence examples for protracted in from inspiring English sources

The exit negotiations begin and are inevitably protracted in a game with such stacked odds.

And yet, let's face it, the handwritten thank-you note can also be pretentious, predictable and protracted in its arrival.

And even the six weeks Congress took to produce the antiterrorism bill was too protracted in the view of White House officials and administration lawyers.

"They represent 44% of the world's long-term refugees, the largest in scale and most protracted in duration of any refugee situation today".

But even the immediate expression of emotion in overt action may be (and usually is) protracted in time and not merely momentary.

Nevertheless, hydrologic connectivity was more protracted in 1998 than would be likely during a 'normal' precipitation year.

Programs that make it into service can be outdated, over budget, and require expensive and protracted in-service modifications to deploy to contemporary theaters of conflict.

The increasing lack of assigned counsel for these parents results in protracted stays in foster care while cases are adjourned daily until a lawyer is available.

In contrast protracted survival, in the late stages of the disease usually in a vegetative state, has been described both in natural history and treated case reports.

"We see growth... coming to a stop in Germany... protracted stagnation in France and contraction in Italy".

Cytogenetic remission was achieved in one patient and protracted remission in another.