The teacher training course which had been a 2 year course, was lengthened to three years in 1974.
Then the term was lengthened to one, two, and sometimes three years.
But in early January, just before war broke out, he lengthened that to more than four years.
For example, estimates of the time to achieve Western living standards have lengthened to 10 to 15 years from 3 to 5.
In 1907 it was again lengthened to four years, the present duration.
He also lengthened the presidential term length from four to six years.
The presidential term was lengthened to seven years from five.
These could easily be lengthened from a few weeks to two years.
Some first degrees should also be lengthened to four years.
He served for two terms, which he had lengthened to five years each.