Example sentences of "long as it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | So long as it maintains the idea that believers talking to unbelievers are like people explaining to the blind what it is like to see , reason may be tolerated . |
2 | He might feel that any heir , even one who disinherits him , is worth having so long as it keeps the name going . ’ |
3 | The compensation deal will cost the government an estimated A$100m and involves Canberra waiving airport landing charges for as long as it takes the airlines to recoup their losses from keeping about 21,000 non-pilot employees on their staff during the dispute . |
4 | Furthermore , it appears that electronic exchanges have wider bid-ask spreads , which might be a reflection of inadequate liquidity due to the lack of locals ( although there seems to be no inherent reason why individuals trading on their own account could not use an electronic system so long as it enables the scalping and other arbitrage trading practices typically carried out by locals ) . |
5 | But at least it pays no rent and in practice it is secure so long as it farms the land and avoids bankruptcy . |
6 | So long as it invested the money in buses , that was all right . |
7 | It need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms — — information which will be of great value later . |