However, they didn't take long to forge, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Your indignant but ironic letter did not take long to reach the publisher.
It really should not take long to ferret out who among this small group said what on an off-the-record basis.
And Benitez did not take long to return to the Barry transfer saga following Liverpool's win at the Stadium of Light.
Halfpenny did not take long to score his first try for his country with a brace against Canada the following week.
It did not take long to realise that the ropes were unnecessary.
It shouldn't take long to get a sample, which will be sent to Michigan State University for analysis, CNN affiliate WXYZ reported.
It didn't take long to pick a project: "To This Day" was a piece I was wanting to do something special with for a long time.
As a first time visitor, it won't take long to notice that everyone in the city, from granny to the kids, flaunts the latest fashions proudly.
Despite the setback, Hull did not take long to regroup and exposed Boro's occasional vulnerability in the air when Nick Barmby's cross was converted by loan striker Manucho.
Formed in 2006, Black Kids didn't take long to attract the attention of nationally known music blogs, backing up the praise with breakout performances at the Athens Popfest.
And it didn't take long to uncover the biggest problem with the rebuilding plans: New, more stringent building codes aimed at making homes better able to withstand hurricane forces.
Even majority counsel did not take long to dismiss these ideas as his 15 charges do not include this odd notion of an abuse of office for those reasons.
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Keegan then introduced Danny Guthrie as a half-time substitute and the young midfielder, recently signed from Liverpool, did not take long to make an impact on his new team.
The Nets didn't take long to give the Pistons a reason to quit, taking a 36-23 lead after the first quarter, thanks to 14 points and three assists by Williams.
As anyone who has experienced such a system knows, it does not take long to learn to shut off the lights and to avoid use of some of the more power-hungry appliances.
The Portuguese navigators who had daringly rounded Cape Bojador in west Africa in 1434 did not take long to seize Goa and then Malacca--the center of a lush trade in cloth and spices.
Rovers had seen Roque Santa Cruz depart with a suspected hamstring injury shortly before the Villa opener but his replacement, Croatia striker Kalinic, did not take long to make an impact on the game.
The difference in both teams was plain to see from the start as the visitors passed the ball around with an authority and threat which did not take long to materialise in a goal.
The youngster did not take long to score his first try for his country, grabbing a brace against Canada the following week, and he also featured in the third November Test, a 29-9 defeat against New Zealand.
Convenience is part of this: There's little preparation, it doesn't take long to cook, you can feed a lot of kids in a hurry with a few packages of hot dogs, and the kids usually don't mind if you burn or drop a few.
But here as always, Ms. Herzog uses her well-tuned ear for dialogue to reveal the personalities of her characters, and it doesn't take long to figure out that for all their glib chitter-chatter, Abby and Zack (even their names are right) are pitifully unequal to the harsh challenges of adulthood.
Doctors have already advised him not to take long flights to avoid a recurrence of the injury.
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In some cases, voters had to take long walks to get to polls.
Would any other American president allow Israel to take so long to withdraw from the West Bank?
It will take as long to go through it as it would take to go around, admits Humborstad.
Politicians traditionally fail to recognise recessions in time, and then take too long to enact stimulus.
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