A drawn-out argument. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
In a drawn-out bear market, your nerve will break. From Wordnik.com. [Time To Time The Market?] Reference
A drawn-out conflict in Iraq could be the final straw. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
They had a long, drawn-out process for figuring it out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2001] Reference
And he didn't let it become a long, drawn-out distraction. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2009] Reference
He has talked very pointedly about his long, drawn-out fight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2003] Reference
Clinton also pointed to 1968 as precedent for a drawn-out campaign. From Wordnik.com. [The Aftermath] Reference
In the end the integration process was not a drawn-out one; much of. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
ZAHN: Were you bitter at all during this very long drawn-out fight?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2003] Reference
This was in a dear, calculated, drawn-out conversation toward end of May. From Wordnik.com. ['I Was In It To Save Lives.'] Reference
It's just a big, drawn-out game show, and someone goes home, and I went home. From Wordnik.com. [Top Chef's Amanda: "I Was Definitely an Underdog"] Reference
Israel's drawn-out occupation in South Lebanon fostered Shiite suicide attacks. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons From Lebanon] Reference
Rehnquist's disdain for drawn-out cases and pettifoggery by lawyers is legendary. From Wordnik.com. [A President In The Dock] Reference
Iraq marks the first drawn-out campaign we've fought with an all-volunteer military. From Wordnik.com. [Forgotten Heroes] Reference
None was found, but the pair still had to go through drawn-out decontamination procedures. From Wordnik.com. [Space Station Astronauts On Urgent Repair Job] Reference
If the diamond is held properly, there will be heard a curious sound like a keen, drawn-out. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
There are serious disagreements over whether a drawn-out fight is good or bad for the party. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 13, 2008] Reference
But his drawn-out preparation to become a suicide-squad wing commander was dotted with red flags. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
They are as devoid of vitality as a long drawn-out yawn, and their want of logic is exasperating. From Wordnik.com. [The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915] Reference
His scream forced its way through his throat as a drawn-out grunt as the cord tightened still more. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
In English they are phonemes such as sharp ba's and da's, drawn-out ee's and ll's and sibilant sss's. From Wordnik.com. [Your Child's Brain] Reference
Whether that leads to drawn-out talks or another quick note from the jury was a focus of speculation. From Wordnik.com. [Blagojevich Trial: More Waiting, More Questions] Reference
But the drawn-out nature of this process makes capitalism hard to defend politically, Schumpeter said. From Wordnik.com. [Schumpeter: The Prophet] Reference
His few quick thrusts and his shout of pleasure -- a drawn-out horseman's yell -- followed in a moment. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
For many weeks previous to marriage the bride's existence is a long drawn-out period of nervous tension. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
The commanders don't want to get sucked again into a drawn-out disaster like Afghanistan -- Russia's Vietnam. From Wordnik.com. [Big Guns, But No Idea Where To Shoot] Reference
How many of Kevorkian's critics have watched helplessly the drawn-out suffering of loved ones who were dying?. From Wordnik.com. [Death On Demand] Reference
The resignation of teams from the Scottish Football League to join an SPL2 would also be a fraught and drawn-out process. From Wordnik.com. [Scottish Premier League ready for a year of change] Reference
"Reject glass which has lumps or knots, is obviously conical, or has long drawn-out bubbles running through the substance.". From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
"The rights and needs of consumers should not be held hostage to a drawn-out political process that is not legally mandated.". From Wordnik.com. [Sidelining Liz] Reference
Rather than being deep, destructive and concentrated in a few years, deflation has been a surprisingly mild, drawn-out affair. From Wordnik.com. [Deflation Defies Expectations] Reference
Comments from the companies involved highlighted their concerns that an already drawn-out process won't be completed for years. From Wordnik.com. [Thai Court Maintains 3G Auction Halt] Reference
Some Democratic wise guys argue that a drawn-out trial favors their party by making the Republicans look mindlessly bloodthirsty. From Wordnik.com. [A Time Of Trial] Reference
Safe behind the line, Goring stretches a map over his face and falls asleep during one of Hitler's drawn-out strategy conferences. From Wordnik.com. ['An Act Of Blasphemy'] Reference
Like warriors of old, the participants are quietly girding themselves for what they know will be an exhausting, drawn-out contest. From Wordnik.com. [A Battle Of Wills] Reference
The process of screening Lockbourne's troops was quickly completed, but the process of reassigning them was considerably more drawn-out. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
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