21.   If the strike lasts longer than mid-September, though, that will be immaterial because there probably will be no more season.

22.   If the strike lasts three weeks, Healy said, it will erase this expected profit increase.

23.   If the strike lasts through mid-July, as many expect, the July employment report will be sharply affected.

24.   In addition, Ford and Chrysler will have better chances to grab GM customers the longer the strike lasts.

25.   Labor experts declined to predict how long the strike would last.

26.   No one thought the strike would last more than a few weeks.

27.   No talks are scheduled and the strike could last for several weeks, said Wayne Fraser, chief negotiator for the United Steelworkers of America union.

28.   Old-timers at the phone company had told him that if a strike lasted more than two weeks, it would be a long one.

29.   Six sports editors interviewed at various papers across the country say they will run simulated games as long as the strike lasts.