The protracted companies act investigation is entering its final months .

根据《公司法》（companiesact）进行的这一旷日持久的调查正进入最后阶段。

So brace yourself for an ugly and protracted global economic contraction in 2009 .

所以，做好准备，迎接2009年丑陋而持久的全球经济萎缩吧。

Some are worried that this protracted quiet period is more than just a destocking cycle .

一些人担心，这一段长时间的平静期不仅仅是一个去库存化周期。

Neither side thinks the other lived up to its commitments under an agreement reached to resolve an earlier crisis in 1994 , itself the product of gruelling and protracted negotiations .

双方都不认为对方达到了1994年为解决早期核危机而达成的协议承诺，这本身就是一个拖延的一直折磨人的谈判。

A mythical historical narrative to justify the case for such a protracted war is already being articulated .

为证明这场旷日持久的战争的合理性，有人已经采用了一种神话般的历史叙事方式。