1.   The negotiations dragged on and in the end I was constrained to issue a writ.

2.   Both sides refused to compromise, and the negotiations dragged on.

3.   And if the negotiations drag on, the composition and attitude of the board could change.

4.   As a result, contract negotiations can drag on for years after the previous agreement has expired.

5.   As negotiations dragged on, investors lost faith in new aid.

6.   As government negotiations with protesters drag on, disgruntled ELN forces are staying out of the towns and holing up in their mountain stronghold north of here.

7.   As negotiations drag on, investors just want the government formed.

8.   As negotiations dragged on, pilots began refusing to work overtime.

9.   As the negotiations dragged on, the Russia economic picture worsened.

10.   Both want to keep testing, and both hope that if negotiations drag on long enough, other states will lose interest.