21.   The meetings usually last about an hour because the president is always anxious to end them to go have dinner with his family, McCurry said.

22.   The meeting lasted maybe a second, and when Piniella began the retreat to the dugout, he doffed his cap, bringing down the house.

23.   The meeting lasted over an hour, aides said.

24.   The meetings normally last about three hours, but this one began in mid-afternoon and lasted until after midnight.

25.   The meeting lasted eight minutes.

26.   The meeting lasted for an hour in the Situation Room in the White House basement, for a briefing on the investigation into the bombings and diplomacy with Africa.

27.   The meeting lasted less than a minute, Grudberg added.

28.   The meeting lasted more than four hours.

29.   The meeting lasted more than three hours and included other issues important to the Russian-U.S. relationship, officials said.