1.   If the economic crisis drags out, more companies will be forced to close.

2.   Among measures being discussed while the Florida crisis drags on is a standardized ballot for each electoral race.

3.   And the central question inside and outside Washington seems to be, How long will this crisis drag on?

4.   Any indications Samper is regaining his grip on power is bad for stocks, as it could mean the crisis will drag on for months, or years.

5.   As the crisis drags on, every sunrise it seems finds a new body, or two or three, in the ditches and gutters of Port-au-Prince.

6.   Business groups agree, saying the economy will suffer if the crisis drags on too long.

7.   But Soviet-backed North Korea refused to stand down, and after the crisis dragged on, Johnson signed an apology.

8.   In recent days, investors have reassessed the situation, growing concerned that the crisis could drag on, analysts said.

9.   Rosa Palau, who oversees a center that maintains archives from the military dictatorship, said the crisis could drag on indefinitely and inconclusively.

10.   Some foreign diplomats in the capital have begun to speculate that the crisis could drag well into the new year.