You might have to stay away from low-lying areas for as long as twenty hours after the first warning.

VOA: special.2011.06.07

Suspending habeas corpus means that a prisoner can be held without trial for as long as the government wants.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

They say current tests show that the pouch can safely store the drug for as long as four months.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

The students were then asked to hold their hand in cold water for as long as they could.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

And they can keep their movies for as long as they want.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

Havens was onstage for as long as he was because Woodstock producers were waiting for the other performers to arrive.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

"The music has just been a way of life for me for as long as I can remember."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

Japan hasn't seen,in Japan, we haven't seen the actual nominal GDP growth for as long as two decades,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

"So,I want the people of this region to know that my administration is going to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to deal with this disaster."

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

But for now,he said, there is work to be done. "Every American affected by this spill should know this: Your government will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to stop this crisis."

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

A political scientist at the University of Zimbabwe, Eldred Masunungure, says the police are the most serious offenders of the political agreement and the hard core of top officers are determined to hang on to power for as long as possible.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

But as he says, the search for life in outer space is a long-term goal, and he is still hopeful.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

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

But she thinks the new technologies are a great way to communicate as long as people still show traditional respect for each other.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

Often,they sang about the long ride to the cattle markets where the cows were sold for beef, as in this song called, "Git Along Little Dogie."

VOA: special.2010.03.25

And Joom from Thailand wrote: I don't care where the crops come from, natural plants or genetic engineering, as long as we can produce food enough for people.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

"A player who hasn't been playing for very long, I try to keep them next to the section player, or leader as we call it, that has been playing a while so they can always ask questions say, 'Hey,I don't know what that means.'" Matt is now in college, studying music education.

VOA: special.2010.06.21