1.   The Headmaster is reluctant to agree willingly to absences for extended holidays.

2.   Because many investors will be on extended holidays, the market is likely to be little changed next week, traders said.

3.   All around the psychotic woman, people hurried in and out of shops and stores, making the most of extended holiday buying hours.

4.   But this is no extended holiday for Cameron.

5.   Coverage will continue throughout the extended holiday weekend.

6.   Latin American countries also are selling less coffee now because of an extended Christmas holiday, traders said.

7.   Leaving town on an extended holiday is simply out of the question.

8.   Most European markets were closed because of the extended Christmas holiday.

9.   New York futures markets were closed for an extended Independence Day holiday.

10.   With many money managers taking an extended holiday weekend, the plunge in prices might have been exaggerated, analysts said.