71.   Analysts say the proposals are a first step but that it will take years for the ministry to beef up its inspection teams.

72.   An immigration court eventually denied his application, but Abosolo has appealed, a process that often takes years to resolve.

73.   Analysts said it may take another year for new Blockbuster chief executive John Antioco to patch up the chain, which is beset by declining rentals and high costs.

74.   Analysts, economists and business executives now worry that the binge may take years to cure.

75.   And a departmental analysis determined that reopening the reactor would be even more costly and take several years, the official added.

76.   And because of the massiveness of the bureaucracy involved, it could take years to set the record straight.

77.   And even officials close to the Catholic Church expressed concern that the decision would lead to protracted and damaging litigation that could take years to resolve.

78.   And it could take years to develop local information services.

79.   And at the end of the day, they played down the importance of numbers, saying it would take several years for the ritual to become popular.

80.   And diplomats acknowledged that putting the policy fully into force could take years.