Often, companies settle such cases rather than face a long and expensive trial.

There was a long and ugly trial played out in the local newspapers.

But why subject him to a long trial that might cut into his life and baseball for several months?

But she said the larger problem was the ability of jurors to focus on evidence in a long trial.

The party as a whole may suffer from a long trial, but they won't.

The jury acquitted all eight after a long trial in 1973, taking only a few minutes to do so.

"It would have been the same conclusion after a whole long trial," she said.

But could the cops keep it up every day during a long trial?

After a long and involved trial, he was fully acquitted.

The people of Iraq are emerging from a long trial.