And a first impression can last you awhile.

While the impression lasted, his fear or reluctance or uncertainty dropped from him.

But the impressions from today's game should last a lifetime.

This impression lasted for a long while-until we began seeing the ruins.

It has been said that first impressions last a lifetime.

That impression won't last long after you show up with a nice fresh check on my account and spend part of it on a man's suit.

But that impression will not last long.

This impression lasted only till his single incisor tried unsuccessfully to chew the grass.

The negative impression, however, has lasted over the years.

That impression lasted only until the man revealed just how much he knew about Yardeni's life.