1.   The talks dragged on, with no apparent hope of achieving a peaceful solution.

2.   As the talks dragged on throughout the day, it seemed as if Christopher might leave the region without achieving the key goal of his trip.

3.   As the peace talks dragged on, violence simmered throughout Chiapas.

4.   As the talks have dragged on week after week, the status of Hebron has become increasingly contentious as an Israeli political issue.

5.   Burns lobbied hard on behalf of getting center Jason Allison signed last fall when those talks dragged on.

6.   But the talks dragged on and last week, the Belarus government announced it was opening investigations of possibly criminal tax violations of several Soros foundation officials.

7.   But the talks dragged into November.

8.   But the talks have dragged on longer than expected, with Yankee officials mulling over their own position, trying to determine if they were bidding against themselves.

9.   But Zapatista leaders are aware that the government wins and they lose as the peace talks drag on over time.

10.   Cotner blames differences in style as a reason talks have dragged on so long.