1.   And so the counting will go on, through the holiday weekend.

2.   Ballots were cast on paper, and the counting went slowly, particularly in Johannesburg and in the remote rural areas.

3.   Most anticipated that the counting would go quickly, though they added that it might be slowed down by challenges.

4.   Most anticipate that the counting should go quickly, though they add that it may be slowed down by challenges.

5.   So even after the election is declared officially over and a president is seated, the counting could go on and on.

6.   Overall, observers said, initial counting was going smoothly without major problems.

7.   The counting went on into the night, with the full results not expected until Friday morning.

8.   The counting went on under the careful watch of lawyers for the two parties.

9.   Vote counting had gone slowly from the start, and public tabulations ended Monday after only a fraction of the votes had been counted, with Gbagbo leading.