Sentence examples for seems protracted from inspiring English sources

But if the recovery seems protracted, specialists should be consulted.

An account of Kingsolver's foray into turkey husbandry seems protracted, although it does set up a suitably moving and celebratory conclusion.

Among Hrůša's great strengths later on was his finely paced treatment of the scenes between the lovers, which can seem protracted if not carefully handled.

In retrospect, though progress seemed agonisingly protracted and uncertain, Crick and Watson's breakthrough occurred at warp speed, driven by "the American's" obsessive ambition.

Its first half proceeds with such breathtaking dispatch and economy, taking us from the outbreak of war through the destruction of the Old South and ending with Scarlett's famous "As God as my witness" declaration, that the second half seems a bit protracted, concentrating as it does on the unhappy domestic life of Scarlett and Rhett.

We stayed in extreme comfort enjoying what seemed like a protracted dinner party.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates, trying to breathe life into an economy that seemed caught in protracted stagnation.

But it turned out that Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb had chosen this game to return from a slump that had seemed just as protracted as Pennington's injury.

The offensiveness may well be intentional, but like a lot of Mr. von Trier's movies, much of the film seems like a protracted setup for the ending.

And when you look at how other countries have done it from the USupreme Courturt victory to the UK's 2013 parliamentary vote, not to mention our neighbour New Zealand's legislation in 2013 Australia's protracted process seems cruel.

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