31.   Some investors said the longer the strike lasts, the more likely it will erode investor confidence in economic growth.

32.   Tagliafico declined to estimate how long the strike would last or whether it would affect production and shipment schedules.

33.   That strike lasted two months.

34.   The longer the Flint strikes last, the more difficult it is for each side to sell the agreement as a victory, analysts said.

35.   The last strike lasted three weeks and this is expected to go longer.

36.   The longer this strike lasts, the less essential the game will seem when it resumes.

37.   The radio said the strike lasted for a few hours.

38.   The strike could last for days, for weeks, for months -- even, some have said, for a year or more.

39.   The strike lasted eight months?

40.   The union said Inco must deal with its demands by the end of the month, or the strike could last until at least September.