"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

In that event,astronomers were able to observe the icy comet long before it struck the solar system's biggest planet.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

It did not take long for Jones to make his mark on his new team, the Los Angeles Galaxy.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

But what I do remember was, at the end of that long, continuous coverage it must have been about two a.m.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

It has a long name: the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

And one that is moving continues to move at an unchanging speed, so long as no outside force influences it.

VOA: special.2011.06.01

Also,the root can stay in the ground for as long as three years, so it can be harvested as needed.

VOA: special.2010.06.08