This process is gradual, taking as much as four years for full development.

"It can take as long as two years to figure out how to deal with a site."

Training for the unit can take as long as two years.

Shop owners believe the work will take as long as five years.

Not so long ago, that same process would have taken as much as seven years, he said.

Some think that with appeals, it could take as long as 15 years.

If accepted, the appeal process could take as long as three years, according to reports.

A full recovery could take as long as five years.

I would not take a bet on any action being taken in such atime as four years.

Analysts say a court battle could take as long as two years.