Sentence examples for protracted mission from inspiring English sources

This is a violent and eerie tale, of course — after its abandonment, the creature embarks on a protracted mission of revenge against its misguided maker.

I still sit on my sofa playing videogames, necking sweets and laughing at the telly, but these days if I have to leave my cocoon and pop to the corner shop to buy a pint of milk before they close, it's a minor inconvenience rather than a protracted mission to Mars.

Western forces might get drawn into a more protracted struggle, "mission-creep", risking an open-ended military commitment that many fear might be as dangerous as another Iraq or Afghanistan.

A protracted silence.

They are also protracted.

Conflicts are becoming more protracted.

Another protracted silence.

What is protracted war?

Indeed, unlike the protracted feuds that consumed previous governors and New York mayors -- from Hugh Carey and Abe Beame to Mr. Pataki and Rudolph W. Giuliani -- the tensions between the men are not personal, and may be more rooted in their often contradictory missions.

The result was protracted economic weakness.

Long, protracted courtships are not uncommon".