These are destined to live in prolonged and tragic discomfort. From Wordnik.com. [The Price of Unity] Reference
The conflict of Rome and Persia was prolonged from the death of. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
"Unduly prolonged" is a web page that takes 45 seconds to load rather than 5. From Wordnik.com. [04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004] Reference
Benavides had the elections declared null and had his own term prolonged for three years. From Wordnik.com. [1933-39] Reference
That the heyday of Islamofascism should be similarly prolonged is a sad repetition of history. From Wordnik.com. [Cold War Deja vu: The “Realists” Aren’t] Reference
In South Africa, experts are developing plastic bags that dissolve into water and carbon dioxide in prolonged exposure to sunlight. From Wordnik.com. [Nigeria's Plastic Bag Dilemma] Reference
Rather than let it go, Franken engaged in prolonged bickering with several right-leaning media outlets over how the incident was portrayed. From Wordnik.com. [He’s Not Joking] Reference
What you might call a prolonged surprise inspection. From Wordnik.com. [The White Rose]
"Rin! rin! rin!" she cried -- the last word prolonged into a scream. From Wordnik.com. [Malcolm] Reference
But the idea of prolonged detention without charge or trial was new. From Wordnik.com. [David Bromwich: Land of the Safe and Home of the Cruel] Reference
That the slim output did not yet bespeak a prolonged commitment to poetry?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Equally appalling is a technique known as prolonged diapering that was also approved. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Doctors Aided CIA Interrogators, Participated in Human Experimentation] Reference
Recall the prolonged spike in the price of crude during their ill fated sojourn in Lebanon. From Wordnik.com. [US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference
The red flag warning comes following what weather experts described as a prolonged dry spell. From Wordnik.com. [phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed] Reference
Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot describes as a prolonged Keynesian "spending binge.". From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
In other news, I'm experiencing something that can only be described as a prolonged brain fart. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
Many of a similar nature are already written of in books; those that we endured were more prolonged, that is all. From Wordnik.com. [Ayesha, the Return of She] Reference
I was down for the count with what we will politely call a prolonged case of “gastro-intestinal disturbance.”. From Wordnik.com. [T.M.I (too much information) | The Stiletto Gang] Reference
Rebels want NATO to go much further and provide close air support so they can break a prolonged battlefield stalemate. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
"If the strangulation is prolonged, which is something that can happen very quickly, death or serious injury can result.". From Wordnik.com. [CDC warns of 'choking game' deaths, risks] Reference
It shatters in prolonged close-up. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Weirdness Review: John Carpenter’s Elvis Starring Kurt Russell | /Film] Reference
And will it require some kind of prolonged treatment?. From Wordnik.com. [Briefing By Doctors Treating Secretary Christopher] Reference
Mrs. Sheridan made a kind of prolonged solo, Kathleen and Sylvia rose to go. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
If this primary process seems "prolonged," only the two parties can be blamed. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton: Obama more likely to lose] Reference
So, there wasn't even the occasion to have that kind of prolonged conversation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Marc Rich Pardon: Former Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder Begins Testimony - February 8, 2001] Reference
By "prolonged," he means round-the-clock low temperatures lasting for several days. From Wordnik.com. [How To Save Your Flowers From Frost] Reference
That implies 'prolonged' and I'm generally overflowing with happiness for no reason. From Wordnik.com. [Life is Beautiful] Reference
Well, in case you haven't seen it, the United States is already in a "prolonged" recession. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Peyronnin: Obama-cession] Reference
It needs some very great disaster, such as prolonged subjugation by a foreign enemy, to destroy a national culture. From Wordnik.com. [Background information for George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
Labour is "prolonged" when it continues for many hours without making any real progress towards delivery of the baby. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
This may result from contact between societies or from alterations in the physical environment such as prolonged drought. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
And when that happened, those detentions (like the full arrest) would be "prolonged" and for that reason constitutionally unreasonable. From Wordnik.com. [David Coleman: Obama's "General" Wins One: The Legal and Historical Import of U.S. vs. Arizona] Reference
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