21.   That is exactly what Karen Hartig, one of the women in our study, did when her boss dragged his heels about giving her a raise.

22.   The labels, after years of dragging their heels on digital distribution, seem finally to agree.

23.   The issue, according to Malamud, is that federal agencies have been dragging their heels in an area that is vital to commerce and technology innovation.

24.   The three swingers dragged their heels, dug in their toes, and came to a halt.

25.   The telecommunications giant says the city of Los Angeles is dragging its heels on permits and is not explaining why.

26.   This prevents anyone from arguing that the board or management was intentionally dragging its heels.

27.   Throughout the campaign, Republicans also accused the Clinton administration of dragging its heels on building an anti-ballistic missile defense system.

28.   We celebrate the image of Huckleberry Finn floating free on the Mississippi, but drag our heels when our own children request Rollerblades.

29.   Yet Washington has been dragging its heels in preparing for a potential crisis.

30.   Animal-rights advocates contend the city is dragging its heels on their request for permits to demonstrate against an Olympic rodeo outside the Delta Center.