It had indeed been a months-long debate, and a philosophical one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hard Fall: What Happened to NBC?] Reference

In Mosul, we are succeeding in the couple months-long battle there.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 5, 2008] Reference

The agreement ends a months-long corporate battle that also involved Nestle.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2010] Reference

CHETRY: Obama was an Illinois lawmaker during the months-long custody battle.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2008] Reference

This would often result in months-long supply shortages for the Nazi war effort.    From Wordnik.com.  [What the Resistance Wrought] Reference

A royal pardon has ended a months-long legal nightmare for a Saudi gang-rape victim.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2007] Reference

That started a months-long ordeal that included 76 days of solitary confinement for Yee.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2005] Reference

It took a months-long investigation that involved some top people in the State Department.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2008] Reference

Barely discussed in the months-long debate on the bill, the rule caught companies flat-footed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil Industry Gets Disclosure Jolt] Reference

So I really wonder whether she ` s up for a weeks or months-long physical commitment in Las Vegas.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2009] Reference

The fire collapsed a critical ramp, beginning what's likely to be a months-long traffic nightmare.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2007] Reference

Indeed, government recruiters say one of their greatest challenges is the months-long hiring process.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Career in Government] Reference

The result, these insiders say, has been a months-long back-and-forth between the government and industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [As FAA prepares to propose new limits on pilot hours, advocates complain about delay] Reference

Gen. Odierno acknowledged that the months-long political stalemate in the country continued to be an issue.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Troop Drawdown in Iraq Is on Schedule] Reference

The inferno caused a critical ramp to collapse, beginning what's likely to be a months-long traffic nightmare.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2007] Reference

Friday's court proceedings capped off a months-long fight over rent and taxes between Mr. Ciolli and his landlord.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grimaldi's Pizzeria Can Stay Put] Reference

Saudi officials they have seized 172 militants along with weapons and cash in a months-long anti-terror operation.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2007] Reference

Lindsey, O'Neill and Greenspan won't have the usual luxury of a months-long learning curve, or time to ease into the job.    From Wordnik.com.  [BUSH'S MONEY POSSE] Reference

However, the months-long power struggle at GCMMF raises questions on whether the assumption of self-interest is indeed true.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gujarat Milk Mess] Reference

Perhaps some traders are bracing for shares to falter again while the months-long hostile takeover story continues to unfold.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bulls Bet On New Highs For Patriot Coal, NetApp] Reference

As the models progress through our months-long test process, we present our First Look on popular cars based on partial testing.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Looks: Latest SUVs and wagons undergoing testing] Reference

Authorities issued the surrender order after a months-long standoff escalated into clashes on Tuesday, which killed at least 16 people.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2007] Reference

Secretary Sean T. Connaughton says the results of a months-long audit will soon be announced, showing serious mismanagement within VDOT.    From Wordnik.com.  [Audit to show mismanagement at VDOT] Reference

Rather than go through a months-long bidding process, the JPO announced a drive-off, a sort of robot ropes course, to be held in August.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Stole the Plans for iRobot's Battle Bots?] Reference

Israel's Antiquities Authority planned and carried out the excavation -- normally a months-long undertaking -- in just 14 days and nights.    From Wordnik.com.  [Finding The Real Ship Of Zion?] Reference

I'm still on some medication that I need to finish up -- I'm on a couple months-long process to make sure the infection doesn't come back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom Poti talks about his eye injury, wearing a visor] Reference

At dealerships across California there are months-long waiting lists to buy one, and that's with consumers paying more than sticker price.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 3, 2004] Reference

It's the result of a months-long investigation and comes days after Fidelity and others questioned the integrity of the specialist system.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2003] Reference

H, said that his company's failure to call was a minor administrative mistake in a months-long process that had no bearing on the accident.    From Wordnik.com.  [Texas Fines Pipeline Firm For Gas Blast] Reference

Obama's numbers could: dip sharply downward, continue their months-long slow slide downward, flatten out, or turn the corner and go back up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chris Weigant: Dec. '09 Obama Poll Watch -- Below Fifty, But Stabilizing] Reference

As NPR's, Richard Gonzales reports, the measure is the result of a months-long petition drive that yesterday went over the top in signatures.    From Wordnik.com.  [California Voters Could Legalize Pot In November] Reference

Several thousand protesters gathered in a downtown shopping district where tens of thousands rallied earlier this year in a months-long show of force.    From Wordnik.com.  [Red Shirts Stage Protests on Coup Anniversary] Reference

"Nobody was going to be confirmed anytime soon," he said, adding that Obama did not want a months-long delay in getting to work on creating the bureau.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama ignores critics, appoints Warren to set up consumer protection agency] Reference

With the ascendancy of Charles Gibson to the “World News Tonight” anchor seat this week, ABC News hopes to bring an end to a months-long streak of bad luck.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Anchor] Reference

The man behind the Ground Zero mosque plan has finally surfaced after a months-long overseas tour "building bridges" with the Muslim world on the American taxpayer's dime.    From Wordnik.com.  [Laughed At by Time] Reference

BHP Billiton's offer will likely set off a months-long struggle for the fate of the company, regarded as one of the crown jewels of Canada's natural-resources-based economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [BHP Makes $38.6 Billion Takeover Bid for Potash] Reference