1.   And if, as experts predict, the strike drags on for several months, new and returning series will not be ready for the fall season.

2.   As the baseball strike drags on, I am hoping to hear from the players, large groups of the rank and file.

3.   As the strike drags on, Verizon has attempted to deal with a growing number of requests for telephone service, for repair of existing service and vandalism.

4.   As the strike has dragged on, management has appeared to gain the upper hand, at great cost.

5.   As the strike has dragged on, other Detroit unions have rallied to it.

6.   As the strike drags on, it is wearing on the patience of many people.

7.   But with the strike dragging on and pundits predicting that replacement games will turn off and perhaps even anger fans, advertisers are balking at sponsorships.

8.   Chamucero said he thought it unlikely that the strike would drag on for several days.

9.   He also feels there will be a Phoenix rising from the ashes, no matter how long the strike drags on.

10.   Hedge funds began selling the franc against the mark, traders said, as it became clear the strike would drag on.