Sentence examples for protracted talks from inspiring English sources

Is the winner locked in protracted talks with a tax planner, investment counselor, or lawyer?

Football Federation Australia, which runs the A-League, has reportedly offered financial inducements for Kewell to join Melbourne Victory, but protracted talks have tested the patience of fans.

The World Bank announced on Saturday an agreement to increase its capital by $13bn following protracted talks with the US Treasury.

The group felt it had struck a new relationship with the European Commission after protracted talks on Vista, in which it offered to share software details with rivals.

Afterward, EMI held protracted talks with BMG, the music division of Bertelsmann, that eventually fell apart because it seemed regulators would turn down the deal.

The protracted talks seem to have provided a lesson in just how painful it can sometimes be to do business with family.

There are no limits on call times, and the resulting sessions occasionally resemble protracted talk therapy.

But those subjects and the excerpts from "Lear" make up only a fraction of the show's running time, leaving protracted talk and surreal scenes to fill the remainder.

Talk about honor, principles and betrayal were absent from the coverage of the N.B.A.'s protracted labor talks.

Before and during the season, DeMaurice Smith, the union's executive director, has talked to players about being aware of public perception, about wisely choosing their words during these protracted labor talks — about proper comportment.

Also feeling it: Sergio Ramos, on what made him end protracted contract talks by signing a £36m-after-tax five-year deal at Real Madrid.