31.   To be fair, the negotiations did drag on for about a month.

32.   When negotiations dragged on, the kidnappers cut off her other earlobe and sent it to her family.

33.   While the Lindros negotiations have dragged on, the Leafs have been in a six-week NASDAQ-like freefall in the Eastern Conference.

34.   As negotiations drag on, the EU has been paying compensation to the mostly Spanish and Portuguese boats that used to fish in Moroccan waters.

35.   But financing is not yet secured and negotiations are dragging on.

36.   But negotiations dragged on over several points, including indemnity of additional debts that may be found later.

37.   But negotiations dragged on because of differences over financial details.

38.   But negotiations dragged on over several points, including indemnity for additional debts that might be found in the future.

39.   But the Palestinians categorically reject talk of an interim deal, saying peace negotiations dragged on inconclusively for seven years before breaking down amid the violence.

40.   Claes said negotiations had dragged on for years without success while Serb attacks continued.