This resulted in Zappa's finances and ongoing works becoming part of protracted legal negotiations. After a protracted struggle, the government withdrew the tax. A slow withdrawal rate significantly reduces the risk of a protracted or severe withdrawal state. They pursued this short-term goal with guerrilla tactics better suited to a protracted struggle. East Pakistan objected and a protracted dispute ensued. However, peace negotiations with the Spanish authorities were protracted and slow. However, negotiations with the Spanish authorities were protracted and slow. He attempted to buy back his company through protracted negotiations. These events led to a protracted legal dispute. This resulted in the protracted Battle of Stalingrad. Decolonisation proved a protracted and controversial affair. Then, in 1968, Brownsville was the setting of a protracted and highly contentious teachers' strike. Knight sued for breach of contract, which resulted in a protracted legal battle. The negotiation of troop numbers was protracted and difficult; twice the talks almost collapsed. The acute phase of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome can occasionally be protracted.