Time management is of the essence now; rounds that were supposed to require a week have been packed into a four-day stretch.

Since then, there have been sporadic phone calls, a four-day stretch with no real negotiations, and more phone calls.

The deaths, with those of 11 American servicemen on Thursday, represented one of the deadliest four-day stretches for the military in Iraq.

It was just the time, it seems, for a four-day stretch without a game.

A recent four-day stretch brought in $350 in tips.

So far it's proved itself over a four-day stretch.

Not surprisingly, Moris is ready to put that rough four-day stretch in the past.

The repairs - and planned sewage dumping - had been set for a four-day stretch beginning last Saturday.

But that could require each of the men's finalists to play four singles matches over a four-day stretch.

In the living room for a nightcap, their conversation was as soft and pleasing as the entire four-day stretch had been.