31.   Peace talks have dragged on for months, with very little accomplished.

32.   Peace talks have dragged on since.

33.   Peace talks have dragged on for more than three years with scant results.

34.   According to a poll published Friday in the El Espectador newspaper, half of Colombians questioned believe the peace talks will drag on indefinitely.

35.   As talks dragged on into the small hours, Spain kept demanding a stronger package of development aid.

36.   As talks dragged on, conditions on board grew increasingly worse.

37.   As talks dragged on into the small hours, Spain dug its heels in to demand a stronger package of development aid.

38.   As talks dragged out, U.S. ambassador to Pakistan Thomas Simons met for two hours with both sides.

39.   Bell executives have expressed disappointment that talks have dragged on for three years, with no clinching of the deal in sight.

40.   But Lipton said tensions have been rising in the ranks as the talks have dragged on for more than two years.