(My father's timing rule for a perfectly grilled steak was "a cigarette a side"; he measured more protracted barbecuing projects in bourbons).
But next to the stadium is a lingering eyesore - a protracted construction project that was supposed to have been transformed into three public ball fields months ahead of opening day.
Their increasing propensity to overflow destroyed wealth and alarmed urban elites, who responded with what would become the most transformative and protracted drainage project in the early modern America the Desagüe de Huehuetoca.
That would erase the threat of protracted lawsuits derailing the project.
Set amid mounds of paisley bedclothes, the scene is a protracted tease, projecting a languorous sexiness that seems to resonate with modern audiences.
It eliminates the need for lengthy integration and provisioning projects, manual de-provisioning, protracted on- and off-boarding processes, username and password resets, shadow IT policing, and other inconveniences caused by too many digital identities.
IDC: "Commercial refresh projects, which had already been protracted, received a last push from the impending end of Windows XP support, particularly in Japan.
In one case, the protracted process led to the abandonment of a project for the re-use of data, the report says.
Cathy Barnard, Westport's town planner, said, "We have not seen a slowdown in building permits, but projects are becoming more complicated, requiring protracted review".
The Project Merlin agreement, announced in February, followed protracted talks between the top five banks and the Treasury over issues such as bonuses and lending.
The Project Merlin agreement, announced in February, followed protracted talks between the top five banks and the Treasury over key issues such as bonuses and lending.
