For these patients, the ability to walk at all may not last much longer.
My water heater will not last much longer and my furnace is older than my father.
Simonoff's research says musicals last much longer than other types of productions on Broadway.
Nevertheless, it is doubtful whether the simultaneous strength of gold, equities and bonds can last much longer.
Though the tug of war didn't last much longer than the first two, it was more exhausting.
For the time being, everything is being done on credit, but that won't last much longer either.
Land is finite, population is still expanding and the motor car's dominance may not last much longer.
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But the experiment continues, and Dr Burgess is taking bets that Newton's winning streak will not last much longer.
The key is to realise bubbles do not obey rules, they last much longer than you would ever consider possible.
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To last much longer than that is difficult for anyone, and all presidents have to have a recycling of people.
By 1991 it had become apparent that the plants could last much longer, for a total life of perhaps 50 years.
Furthermore, the effects appeared to last much longer - more than 60 minutes - and did not cause any side effects, he said.
They last much longer than the gamma rays themselves, which means they can be pinpointed, deconstructed and dissected to reveal where they came from.
Voluntary price restraints by manufacturers put in place during the Asian Crisis will not last much longer, and the government is phasing out subsidies for rice.
Many stock pickers, bound by rules that require their funds to keep investing in stocks, can only tweak their strategies and hope that the current environment doesn't last much longer.
Research shows that experiences bring people greater happiness than material possessions, partly because the thrill of buying something new wears pretty fast, whereas the memories of an experience last much longer.
The newly-formed league runs until the middle of October, but many Afghans hope that the feeling of togetherness that football seems to be generating across the country will last much longer.
However, food writer Rose Prince told Today she doubted the science employed by manufacturers to set use-by dates and said perishables such as eggs and yoghurt could often last much longer.
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The engines last much longer and stay much cleaner.
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The current bull market began in March of 2009, and is now more than 2 years old. (Most of the last few bull markets did not last much longer than 2 years).
The Sobers record was broken when Lara hooked Chris Lewis (0-140 from 33 overs) for four, prompting a pitch invasion - but when play resumed, he did not last much longer before being caught behind off Andy Caddick.
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Apple still takes a vast share of the mobile phone industry's profits - but how much longer can that last without some radical new innovation?
If the process is inexpensive enough, it could make for more durable clothes that last longer and need to be cleaned much less frequently.
Just how much longer will the downturn in this boom and bust cycle last?
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Late last year, opinion polls were showing that most Americans, feeling prosperous, no longer cared much about what was happening in Washington.
The last British hangings took place in 1964, although the gallows at most prisons have been redundant for much longer.
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And because Windows 7 machines tend to have at least two gigs of ram, a much larger hard drive, and a vastly superior dual-core processor, their functional value should last a little longer.
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