You will be more likely to give up before the 30 minutes elapse compared to you.

Ms. Schmidt (Germany) said her concern was that a considerable amount of time might elapse before the person learned of the error .

Second, you have 30 minutes to solve these, are you taking the entire 30 minutes, or are you giving up before the 30 minutes elapse?

A minimum period of time is usually required to elapse between the issuance of the notice of auction or invitation to the auction, as the case may be, and the opening of the auction.

(5) The procuring entity shall allow a period of time to elapse between the issuance of the invitation to participate in the electronic reverse auction and the opening of the auction sufficient so as to ensure sufficient participation in the auction.

At times, as seems to be the case with the video that triggered the current protests in cities across North Africa and the Middle East, a long period may elapse between the offensive material s dissemination and an outpouring of popular rage. The rage, it seems, is not spontaneous rather, it is an artifact of local or regional politics.

(ix) The conditions under which the bidders will be able to bid and, in particular, any minimum differences in price or other features that will be required when bidding must be improved in any individual new submission during the auction and the time which the procuring entity will allow to elapse after receiving the last submission before closing the auction

Under the new EU directives, the invitation has to include all relevant information concerning individual suppliers' connection to the electronic equipment being used the date and time of the start and closure of the electronic auction, including the number of phases timetable for each phase of the auction and the time which they will allow to elapse after receiving the last submission before they close the electronic auction.