"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory...

VOA: special.2011.06.02

He wondered how long it took a bird to die.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

And mixed economic signals continue to call into question how long it will take for the country to emerge from recession.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

"Insurgencies last a long time." "But,as you look at how long it took to turn Iraq around, it was about 18 months.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

But Sinclair-Thompson adds it is unclear how long it may take the airline industry to recover.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

The secretary general would not say when the transition might start, how long it will take, or when it might be possible to start reducing the NATO troop commitment.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

That's how long it took for an international team of scientists to excavate and analyze the fossilized skeleton of a 4.4 million year old human ancestor, Ardipithecus ramidus, which was discovered in Ethiopia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

Besides the actual performance, they look at how long it takes the soldiers to complete their tasks, since time can make the difference between survival or death for those who are lucky enough to be alive after the nuclear blast.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

They say it will help scientists better understand how to protect long-beaked echidnas and the areas where they live.

VOA: special.2009.07.07

It was a cancer. President Cleveland asked how long he could wait to have the cancer removed.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

They will have to tell how long and how much it would take to pay off a card if the holder makes only the lowest monthly payment.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Fahmy Howeidy, a prominent Egyptian columnist, says it is not clear how long or how inclusive the new border opening will be.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

"There has been a long and vigorous debate about this. And that is how it should be.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

Colin Macpherson, a professor of Earth sciences at Britain's Durham University, says it's impossible to know how long the volcano will continue to erupt.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16