1.   Our long courtship had been conducted mostly by letter.

2.   After a long courtship, he feels, he and his compatriots were seduced and then abandoned.

3.   Cuomo needs to hold on to as many of them as he can, which helps explain his long courtship of Giuliani.

4.   Our long courtship helped solidify the mutual affection all of us now enjoy.

5.   The announcement is the latest step in a long courtship between the two commodity exchanges as they try to cut costs and find modern trading facilities.

6.   The coach handed him a Southwest Missouri basketball camp brochure, and the long courtship was on.

7.   The long courtship of quarterback Jeff George should end in the next few days, and the Raiders are expected to land their man at last.

8.   The New York Yankees finalized their long courtship with Jason Giambi on Thursday, signing the superstar first baseman to a seven-year contract.