1.   A fight broke out within minutes, and lasted for several hours.

2.   A survival-of-the-fittest social system, feudalism, that had lasted for hundreds of years was quickly replaced by capitalism.

3.   And it stands a better chance than most of lasting for something like a full five-year term.

4.   But after years of training, fighting red tape and vicious sexism, Gera lasted for one game.

5.   But such supporters as promotions by large companies might not last for long.

6.   By establishing a paradigm for psychological investigation that lasted for some forty years, behaviourists seriously delayed the understanding of human cognition.

7.   Competitive sport teaches valuable lessons which last for life.

8.   Heirloom books elegantly bound and printed on acid-free paper so they will last for generations.