11.   Election officials kept the polls open hours past the scheduled closing time to allow everyone to vote.

12.   Informal talks about what action to take went on for hours past the scheduled start of the formal meeting Wednesday meeting.

13.   Informal talks about what action to take went on for hours past the scheduled start of the formal Wednesday meeting.

14.   One abstained, and the rest were absent from the proceedings, which lasted hours past regular working hours.

15.   Chirac made an unscheduled appearance as the talks dragged almost an hour past the announced time for their completion.