Search Engine Approx Submission Lengths as at Aug 08

When designing Titles and Meta Descriptions for Search engines, note the recommended averages on title and description length below:

Google

Title: 65 characters with spaces
Description: 160 characters with spaces.

Yahoo

Title: 70 characters with spaces
Description: 160 characters with spaces

MSN

Title: 70 characters with spaces
Description: 180 characters with spaces

Averages - recommended

Title: 60 – 70
Description: 155 - 180