Neither side can afford the kind of prolonged conflict that would normally result from what happened here last month.
They're concerned about the distances involved, and whether or not they can afford to commit to a prolonged conflict.
The war was the first prolonged conflict in Britain to involve the use of artillery and gunpowder.
This has resulted in an expensive and prolonged conflict for all involved.
These events resulted in a prolonged conflict with the church.
Carthage at this time was feeling the strain of the prolonged conflict.
A prolonged or bloody conflict would hold the risk of damaging the economy.
On the mainland, prolonged conflict followed the frontier of European settlement.
All the levels now carry the scars of a prolonged conflict, looking much more gritty and beat up.
Both helped to trigger prolonged conflict within Bohemia and beyond.
The armed forces are most directly affected by the protracted conflict over the nomination.
But what had at first been seen as a brief Imperial engagement turned slowly into a protracted and bloody conflict.
Faced with protracted conflict, the Amish pull up stakes and move out.
At the moment, the chances of a protracted conflict do not appear great, the analysts said.
The revolt had to be swift, avoiding any protracted conflict, which they could not afford.
It is simply not built for a protracted major conflict.
Of course, he'd have much preferred a swift and easy victory, but there was something to be said about a protracted conflict.
It was noted that protracted regional conflicts there continue "to be a matter of great concern for the alliance".
For reasons she could not remember, the inhabitants had seen fit to exterminate themselves by means of a protracted conflict.
The last few months have seen five bitter and protracted conflicts brought suddenly closer to peaceful resolution.