11.   But if the negotiations drag, and with so many millions at stake they usually do drag, the mandatories will be an issue.

12.   But negotiations have dragged on without a final agreement, and each day that passes saps momentum from the process.

13.   But TWA warns that the longer the negotiations drag on, the harder it may be to reach a deal.

14.   Director Rick Beard says that a donor who was willing to underwrite the acquisition is becoming impatient as negotiations drag on.

15.   EPA officials say they hope to settle the case, but negotiations have dragged on for months.

16.   Fed watchers agree that if the budget negotiations drag out into second quarter, any moves to lower interest rates would not help the president in the campaign.

17.   He was speaking about the general tendency for negotiations to drag until training camp.

18.   In October, the workers who maintain tracks, bridges and electrical systems threatened to strike after contract negotiations had dragged on for three years.

19.   In the past, MSG-WPIX negotiations have dragged on to within weeks of opening day.

20.   Negotiations dragged on for a year.