| But the legal proceedings could drag on for years, and since desertion is not an extraditable offense, his clients are safe for some time. |
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| The entire affair will drag on for months and it could be that the legal eagles will be the only ones to do well out of it. |
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| I watched her drag on her cigarette, the smoke hanging between us like toxic angel hair. |
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| It had been tapped that morning, said one, offering me a drag on his hubble-bubble and a handful of tart green apricots from a nearby bush. |
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| Auster takes another drag on the cigarillo, his green eyes glimmering in the relative gloom. |
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| And as the winter months drag on, many of us are dying to trade in cashmere sweaters for terrycloth sundresses and bikinis. |
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| Their standard fairy tale is that millionaires are overtaxed and this acts as a drag on growth. |
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| The present-opening seemed to drag on forever, and Kate was exhausted by the end of it from all the affected exclamations of surprise and thanks. |
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| Taxing unearned income doesn't create a drag on the economy, because it doesn't discourage work. |
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| He took a deep drag on the cigarette he had lit then let the smoke drift slowly out of his mouth. |
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| Luckily the gray dress wasn't made to be worn with any underskirts, so it didn't drag on the ground when I didn't wear any. |
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| We can expect a protracted tug of war, which may drag on until the review deadline draws near. |
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| She waltzed over to where I lay, took a drag on her cigarette and exhaled the smoke right into my face. |
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| The vampire took another drag on his cigarette and looked to Tanya, who stood shaking in a corner. |
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| Perhaps most obvious is the drag on the economy imposed by widespread and unrestrained graft and corruption. |
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| This attached vortex force is the source of pressure drag on a bluff body, such as a sphere or a flat plate normal to a steady flow. |
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| He took a long drag on his cigarette and sighed, smoke blowing out of his mouth. |
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| And then they in turn became sclerotic, conservative, autocratic, and a drag on their societies, which is what they are now. |
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| Twentieth-century fundamentalism has acted as a drag on secularizing tendencies. |
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| But if the talks drag on beyond next week, sources close to the group say it will probably press ahead with the announcement anyway. |
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| The UN negotiations drag on and on as the international community weakens and loses interest. |
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| She took a drag on her cigarette, blowing the smoke out through her nostrils. |
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| He took a sip from a stained coffee mug and a long drag on an unfiltered cigarette. |
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| As a substitute for sticking her tongue out at me, she took a long drag on the cigarette and blew a plume of smoke toward my face. |
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| Meanwhile, sublease space continued to be a drag on Southeastern commercial real estate markets. |
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| Second, the key to rowing is the ability of the appendage to generate more drag on the power stroke than recovery stroke. |
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| In light of the historic failure of state-organised socialism what might replace capitalism if and when it becomes a drag on human development? |
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| Sophie rolled her eyes and took a last drag on her durry before flicking it into the toilet bowl and flushing it. |
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| He considered peasants a reactionary force and peasant societies a drag on historical progress. |
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| This creates increased atmospheric drag on spacecraft in low orbits, shortening their orbital lifetime. |
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| And that source of overhead supply will provide a continual drag on the market when prices hit targets that entice producers to sell. |
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| He also popped the window open a few times to drag on a cigarette. |
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| If the deployment bag falls down at the same speed of the broken glider the weight of the swivel would counterbalance the drag on bridle and lines. |
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| At 15 tracks long, Sound Of The Underground does seem drag on towards the end but don't let that detract you from the fact that this really is an impressive debut. |
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| If you tightly crumple up the sheet, the drag on the sheet is reduced and they will fall at closer speeds. |
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| Provisions now have to be inflated in a hurry, which adds to the drag on earnings. |
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| When the drag on a falling object is so great that its speed cannot increase any more, it has reached what is called the terminal velocity. |
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| In general, the greater the drag on a falling object, the slower the terminal velocity. |
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| We were told not to let the child breastfeed after it has learned to eat solid food because this would drag on to their toddler years. |
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| The air pressure in the cylinder has been reduced to one billionth of an atmosphere to reduce air drag on the mass. |
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| Unpick the substance of the draft Treaty and the IGC will drag on into 2004 and descend into diplomatic farce. |
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| Plusieurs lunes is an eclectic album, although the sound is outmoded and it tends to drag on a bit. |
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| The main drag on the Mexican economy was the manufacturing sector, whose exports have lagged behind the recovery in the United States. |
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| This perfume is like a long drag on a crazed shining evening gown on the red carpet. |
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| Bangladesh, though not a heavily indebted country, must still service its debt, and it still felt the drag on its resources. |
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| Don't give away exclusive negotiating rights too soon, but try to avoid letting the process drag on for too long. |
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| It is not good for a country seeking to join the European Union to allow such an affair to drag on for so long. |
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| The amount of drag on the lift unit is adjusted with the friction brake on the carriage. |
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| Despite recent reforms and an increase in exchanges, the weakness of the transport system and onshore logistics is a drag on its development. |
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| The village chief is not openly against the others, but he simply lets the issues drag on. |
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| Day says he plans to be aggressive in defending Canada's interests and states the government won't let this drag on. |
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| This type of projected weakness is going to be a drag on grain and oilseed prices. |
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| Multiple parties must approve these contracts, which means the process can drag on for, say, three months. |
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| This would also help to ensure that audits do not drag on too long and are performed as planned. |
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| A shrinking working-age population will act as a drag on growth and on per capita income. |
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| These issues are acting as a drag on the recovery, and undermine investor and consumer confidence about the future. |
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| The unlimited multiplication of the number of unpaid accounts that drag on for a long period before the courts is one example. |
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| Sometimes I can finish a song in two nights, but at other times the process can drag on five whole years! |
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| Since last fall, the pileup in business inventories, both in Old Economy companies and the high-tech sector, have been a huge drag on the economy. |
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| This breach is an extraordinary emotional drag on the exhausted population. |
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| We were standing outside the Monitor's office in the harsh afternoon sun and now Short, a compact woman with a ruddy complexion, took a drag on her cigarette. |
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| In the five years since the financial crisis struck, the country is still struggling to stay afloat as debt payment remains the biggest drag on its economy. |
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| She says the moderate ayatollahs of the religious establishment in Najaf are largely favorable to the US, but they do not want the occupation to drag on. |
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| It can drag on for years and even after the issue is resolved your house can be left uninsurable, and therefore unmortgageable, unsaleable and potentially worthless. |
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| If the fish's bulk is allowing it to take line against the drag on the up stroke of the pump, slow the action down so that the fish is not winning any line at all. |
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| Add these little inconveniences and inefficiencies up, and multiply them by millions of people, and you probably have a significant drag on the economy. |
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| Moreover, opponents are threatening a prolonged talkathon that could drag on into next year's presidential primary season. |
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| Since the resignation of Mr. James Baker, the Moroccan side had been attempting either to force the Saharan side to accept autonomy or to make the conflict drag on, taking refuge in the lack of agreement between the parties. |
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| This sector's performance was also driven by Cegelease, which continued to grow vigorously over the period but is no longer a drag on the Group's balance sheet. |
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| Many were concerned about how much longer the war would drag on or suspected that Germany could not win a war fought on two fronts. |
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| Smooth, quiet, efficient operation is the result, as well as decreased energy use because of the reduction of frictional drag on electric motors. |
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| Apart from constituting a drag on public finances and a social problem, the low employability of certain segments of the labour force limits the country's potential output growth and thus hampers the catching-up process. |
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| This inflation results in a reduction in the province's non-energy export growth and increased import growth over the forecast period, which acts as a drag on overall economic growth. |
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| Conversely, a smaller share of that sector in total value added was seen as the main obstacle to the diffusion of such technologies, and thus a drag on overall productivity, in the euro area economies. |
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| For the other tools, position the mouse cursor where you want on the form, click the left button of the mouse and drag on the form the size you want to reach and release the button. |
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| It is quite likely that the Sudanese government will cause the conflict to drag on so long as the crimes committed on the ground are not of a scale that makes intervention by the international community inevitable. |
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| Sometimes, this is because industry consultations drag on. |
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| Settlement discussions may drag on for years. |
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| Declining non-food sales coupled with growing competition from a resurgent Sainsbury's and discounters like Aldi have been a major drag on performance. |
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| They seem to think that members' support for their union will dwindle if negotiations drag on, and that unions will settle for less to get a quick deal. |
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| Furthermore, since the majority of cases drag on for years and years, an individual employee filing an allegation must have extremely deep pockets. |
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| Renters may have less interest in the upkeep of these properties, and may be more likely to drag on to the porch that wobbly lounger with splitting vinyl upholstery. |
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| If the city and the library board initiate legal action questioning whether the state law applies to the Mount Vernon library, however, the case could drag on in court. |
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| Also, because the tangential drag on the tail has increased, the tail current moves earthward to increase the force that the Earth exerts on the tail, thus balancing the additional force of the solar wind. |
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| But it said its Irish business and unfavourable currency rates had been the main drag on revenues. |
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| Here's what you do need to know about Amtrak's long-distance offerings: they are a hugely unprofitable drag on the rest of the system, and their continued existence is only explainable by political expediency. |
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| Russia's hot and dirty politics Strobe Talbott, deliverer of Russia ReprintsMr Ocalan's lawyers say they will lodge an appeal against the verdict, setting off a process that could drag on for months and even years. |
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| I am asking the Minister of International Trade to settle the issue quickly and efficiently, not through negotiations that will drag on interminably. |
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| This is due to the ergometer's inability to properly simulate the larger rowers drag on a boat due to weight. |
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| The first type occurs at the surface of the ocean and is forced by surface winds, which act as a drag on the surface of the ocean. |
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| The libertines allowed the trial to drag on in an attempt to harass Calvin. |
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| When the spinner feeds the yarn onto the bobbin, the drag on the flyer slows it and thus the yarn winds on. |
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| This therefore has a direct impact on the bargaining climate and also cannot help but have a direct impact on the outcome when negotiations start to go sour and drag on forever. |
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| In shallow water the base of the wave is decelerated by drag on the seabed. |
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| The staff at ALF is aware that the holidays can cause stress for plaintiffs who are waiting for their cases to settle, as cases can sometimes drag on for years. |
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| Stronger flows will increase the lift and drag on the particle, causing it to rise, while larger or denser particles will be more likely to fall through the flow. |
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| It exacts a heavy toll in terms of tax administration and is pro-cyclical, constituting an unnecessary drag on capital investment during economic downturns. |
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| Francis merely continued the incessant wars that his predecessors had started and that his successors on the throne of France would drag on after Francis' death. |
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