21.   That is a rare event in the airline industry, where talks often drag on for years.

22.   The insurance talks have dragged on for more than a decade.

23.   The longer talks drag on, the easier it will be for the market to absorb new flows from Iraq.

24.   The talks could drag out and get ugly.

25.   The talks dragged into the fall, and the union threatened to strike during the peak holiday season.

26.   The talks dragged on into the weekend but made little progress.

27.   Those difficulties could mean the talks will drag on longer than some people expect, investors said.

28.   Until Brown brings his enormous persuasive skills into play, the budget talks might drag on, his colleagues say.

29.   While old-style merger talks might drag on for months, high-tech deals get sealed within weeks, even days.

30.   Yet no agreement was reached and talks will drag on at least into April.