In the old days, it took a long time to count the votes from the November elections.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

But politics is (takes) a long, long time to make any significant, long-lasting difference."

VOA: special.2010.05.09

Adobe can take a long time to dry and become hard.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

It has taken a long time to complete the collection.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

"It took us a long time to get here. It is going to take some time for us to work through this.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

She added the United States intends to continue its economic assistance and training of Afghan security forces for a long time to come.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"Because you do this little process like I am doing right here right now so slow and it takes me long time to do everything."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

Drinking large amounts of alcohol over long periods of time has also been linked to a number of cancers.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

He began to work on one of his long-time dreams - opening a sports center for the young people of San Juan.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

The two time periods tested whether people were more likely to act differently in the short term than in the long term.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

The last time the United States Education Department asked young people how long they took to finish college was in two thousand one.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

Beets much larger than that can be tough and have to be cooked for a long time.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

Parson Walker's wife was very sick once, for a long time, and it seemed as if they were not going to save her.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

Long-time Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter announced he is leaving the Republicans to join the president's Democratic Party.

VOA: special.2009.05.02