41.   Last year the meeting lasted half as long and addressed only three questions.

42.   Most such meetings only last about about three hours.

43.   One annual meeting lasted just nine minutes and erupted into cheers as hundreds of shareholders lunged for the beer.

44.   Oester said the meeting lasted less than a minute.

45.   Palestinian officials, insisting on anonymity, said the meeting lasted about four hours but gave no details of the talks.

46.   Productive meetings last under an hour.

47.   School official Toshihiko Nakao said the meeting lasted about an hour.

48.   The bank announced earlier Tuesday the meeting would last only one day.

49.   The aide did not say how long the meeting lasted.