71.   Previously there was no time limit and cases could drag on for years.

72.   Schnell said the case could drag on for at least another six months.

73.   Schnell said the case could drag on for at least six months.

74.   South Korean officials have expressed concern that the case could drag on for months.

75.   South Korean officials have expressed concern that the case may drag on for several months.

76.   Such cases often drag on for years.

77.   The case dragged on for years because no one was able to produce an official certificate of heirship, Ewers said.

78.   The case has been dragging through the courts since the incident.

79.   The case has dragged on for months, prompting several violent protests throughout northern Nigeria, where Muslim anger against the military junta has been growing.

80.   The CBI pleaded that the case was dragging because it took time to trace money through banks in Canada and the United States.