The University of Illinois Extension service says you should harvest beans when the pods are firm and have reached their full length.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

Seki's 442nd Regimental Combat Team became the most decorated unit in US military history for its size and length of service.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

He added that it was the second time he had been forced to demand an explanation from the Crown Prosecution Service about the length of time taken to bring a case to trial.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | South East Wales | Judge hits out at court case time

Many civil service contracts require annual pay increases for staff, in line with their seniority and length of service.

BBC: Hard times for Mr Osborne

Linking pay more closely to merit than length of service is just a start.

ECONOMIST: Academic pay