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A drawn-out battle of wills began, with my having to stone-wall both in London and on visits to Moscow.
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But the movie crawls to a halt and goes over the top in a drawn-out finale inside an empty hotel.
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He used to be asked long, drawn-out questions that went on and on.
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In January, the teams finally ended their drawn-out discussions with a map that clearly marks the boundary.
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Policy-making is inevitably, and universally, a long, drawn-out process which involves many people within the organisation.
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The general had held on to power for nine years, and it had been a long drawn-out battle.
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Traditionally, the making of tamales is a long, drawn-out affair, requiring several hands and many hours.