1.  Appeals could last years.

2.  Appeals could last two years.

3.  A case that goes to trial can last months and sometimes years, costing tens of thousands of dollars.

4.  A visit can last several hours.

5.  Conversations using messages can last hours or even weeks.

6.  Some can last years without any noticeable affects.

7.  That case could also last two months.

8.  The effects of the fire could last years.

9.  The hardest-fought matches can last several minutes.

10.  The Nashville speech can the morning after Gore and Lieberman attended a Democratic National Committee fund-raiser at the Wildhorse Saloon.