However, they lost no money as, while the dispute lasted, they were paid on special time rates.

Various legal disputes between the brothers lasted some two decades.

His disputes with the government lasted long after the Civil War had ended.

The dispute lasted until 1753 and involved many of London's periodicals.

Most analysts predicted that the dispute would not last long because it was in the interests of each side to resolve the matter quickly.

He would not venture to guess how long the dispute might last.

This scientific dispute lasted until his death in 1900.

The dispute lasted eight weeks and ended with both sides compromising on this point.

I refused to pay the extra $300; the dispute lasted almost nine months.

The dispute lasted several years, until the League decided to drop the charges of discrimination in 1959.