Of course, the fashion business - especially in New York - is nothing if not a prolonged search for the obvious.

The uncertainty of position necessitated a prolonged search.

A lot of districts go through prolonged searches.

A prolonged search afterward for edible nuts or even insects produced nothing.

Sarah's body was never found, but the prolonged search gave the letter carriers the idea to use the Postal Service's resources to distribute information.

The prolonged search for the Jets' next head coach went through its final step yesterday.

A prolonged search for the missing men then commenced.

After prolonged search Basil would say he would like to try the other shop.

After a prolonged and thorough search in which they found nothing, the ships returned to the convoy for the remainder of the voyage.

There, he began a careful, prolonged search, going through every file that offered possible facts.