There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited. From LearnThat.org. [Sun Tzu, The Art of War]
And there was a protracted meeting going on, what we called protracted, big meeting, you know. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Dock E. Hall, January 7, 1976. Interview H-0271. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
The approach to Lille recalled the protracted approach to some great. From Wordnik.com. [A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg] Reference
Can you recall the protracted UK fire-fighters strike in 2002 which involved thousands of fire-fighters?. From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
Obama calls the protracted campaign a struggle but insists it will strengthen the party in the long run. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2008] Reference
ROBERTS: Obama calls the protracted campaign a struggle, but insists it will strengthen the party in the long run. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2008] Reference
We're now looking for at least in the near term a protracted, dragged-out fight, further dragged-out fight between these two candidates. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: The Florida Recount: State Supreme Court Orders Election Officials to Accept Manual Recounts; Bush Campaign Denounces Ruling - November 21, 2000] Reference
The decline in the triple top in the Oil/EURUS ratio enabled us to call the protracted decline in crude and the ensuing retreat in EURUSD. From Wordnik.com. [FXstreet.com] Reference
But it was made very clear in court that there will be what was described as protracted litigation, that this could go on for a long while. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2005] Reference
It is the Soviet Union that appears to be building forces for a "protracted" conflict. From Wordnik.com. [Secretary of Defense Weinberger's Letter of August 23] Reference
The FAO reported last week placed 22 countries are on a "protracted" food crisis list. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Walker: Another World Food Day, Another Crisis] Reference
Since then, however, you have evidently thought better of using the terms "protracted" and "prevail.". From Wordnik.com. [On Nuclear War: An Exchange with the Secretary of Defense] Reference
Meanwhile, the bond-rating agency said the resolution of iStar's soured loans will be a "protracted" process. From Wordnik.com. [Moody's Trims Ratings] Reference
He pointed out that the global economy also went through a "protracted" and "painful" period in the 1970s, but recovered. From Wordnik.com. [Copper Is Vulnerable to Falling Further] Reference
In that document, you envisaged a "protracted" and "prolonged" nuclear conflict in which "United States nuclear capabilities must prevail.". From Wordnik.com. [On Nuclear War: An Exchange with the Secretary of Defense] Reference
So what does this kind of protracted experimentation give us?. From Wordnik.com. [Art in NYC - Visual Arts in New York City] Reference
During the winter of 1870 or 1871, a "protracted" meeting was in progress in one of the. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of the Inhabitants, Localities, Superstitions, and KuKlux Outrages of the Carolinas. By a "Carpet-Bagger" Who Was Born and Lived There] Reference
He last night locked horns with President Lee in what he described as a "protracted" and. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
There's a good chance you already know what kind of protracted and inglorious end meets the solitary mountain man of. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch] Reference
The first woman's convention in Albany was held at this time, and we had a kind of protracted meeting for two weeks after. From Wordnik.com. [Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897] Reference
Mr. Pill, with all his seeming levity, was a powerful hand at revivals, as was developed at the "protracted" meetings at the Grove during. From Wordnik.com. [Other Main-Travelled Roads] Reference
"protracted" pace of recovery will not be enough to. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Solon to banks: Extend easy credit to farmers hurt by typhoons] Reference
Doctor gives us on Fast-Days or in 'protracted' meetin's. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866] Reference
We don't have the safety net or the savings to cope with a protracted downturn. From Wordnik.com. [Are You Feeling ‘Stimulated’ Yet?] Reference
The service is not big enough to handle a protracted war on two fronts, Conway has said. From Wordnik.com. [A Hairy Fight] Reference
If tourism slows for any protracted period of time, it could leave developers vulnerable. From Wordnik.com. [Doubts About Dubai] Reference
One former prime minister recently questioned the logic of the protracted U.S. deployment in Japan. From Wordnik.com. [Smoke Alarm] Reference
The Froistads soon became caught up in a protracted -- and emotionally wrenching -- fight for Amanda. From Wordnik.com. [A Chilling Cyberspace Confession] Reference
It is to make sure that that person is not a Kerensky -- an historical blip followed by a protracted horror. From Wordnik.com. [SHOCK AND AWE IN IRAQ] Reference
It is premature to refer to the comparison as a stretch when we have barely begun what may well be a protracted involvement. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL: VIETNAM REVISITED] Reference
Maybe this is just a case of the moment-by-moment living some say is the natural sequela of any protracted battle for health. From Wordnik.com. [LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST: ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH] Reference
Already embroiled in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.K. is reluctant to get involved in what could be a protracted civil conflict. From Wordnik.com. [A Feckless Response] Reference
But Morris High School — and many inner-city schools around the nation — continued on what had been a protracted downward slide. From Wordnik.com. [The Battle Over Size] Reference
This protracted process, which is used by 41 percent of HMOs according to SMG Marketing, can be annoying for members with new diagnoses. From Wordnik.com. [Getting The Drug You Need] Reference
A concatenation of three events last week -- two protracted deaths and one literary birth -- was, as a stimulus to reflection, remarkable. From Wordnik.com. [THE POPE AND THE SURGEON] Reference
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