11.   He predicted that talks would drag on until Christmas and that new elections would be called.

12.   Instead, the talks dragged out for months.

13.   Kennedy said the talks have dragged on beyond any reasonable limit.

14.   Last month, interest in the stock cooled when talks with suitors dragged on for a fifth month.

15.   Nevertheless, as the talks dragged on, supporters of the military government demonstrated growing signs of nervousness.

16.   NATO ambassadors in Brussels scrapped a meeting planned for Saturday as the talks here dragged on.

17.   Smith talked regularly with Don Meehan, the agent for All-Star defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky, and the talks dragged on for months with little progress.

18.   Talks dragged on for years.

19.   Talks have dragged on since.

20.   Talks dragged on because of the complex nature of the acquisition, including the role of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.