Example sentences of "[vb base] long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Critics like Charles Pollard want long term , lasting solutions . |
| 2 | Industry analysts say long term growth in technical areas could wither without the lure of profits tomorrow for spending on research today . |
| 3 | Maurice Melloul 's guidelines for the success of the purchasing agent in Dow corning sum up the professionalism that lies behind the words : ‘ The agent must : exercise close cost control build long term relationships bring negotiations to a ‘ win-win ’ conclusion promote and sell the best image of his company be knowledgeable about the supplier 's market and end-use applications . ’ |
| 4 | Motorists report long queues for the spaces on the lower deck at peak times . |
| 5 | The machairs , gently undulating shell sand deposits , and their associated dune systems cover about 120 square kilometres and occupy long stretches of the western sea-board of South Uist , Benbecula and North Uist . |
| 6 | This restricts arbitrage requiring the short selling of shares to those traders who initially hold long positions in many of the shares in the relevant index , such as large market makers or institutional investors . |
| 7 | Suppose that , on average , hedgers hold long cash market positions and short futures positions . |
| 8 | MORE than 100 years service will be recognised at a ceremony at South Moor Social Club on Wednesday April 8 when five members of the management committee receive long service awards from the CIU . |
| 9 | Applicants clearly have a better chance of obtaining accommodation quickly if willing to accept a dwelling in one of the main settlements , and this in turn may be detrimental and cause long journeys to work . |
| 10 | Tranquilliser addiction , unlike alcohol and illegal drug addiction , is a prescribed problem which cause long term distress instead of the desired short term cure . |
| 11 | Two other groups were in residence , along with a handful of loners who had a tendency to sit apart from any gathering , dress in dark clothes with large hats , and smoke long pipes . |
| 12 | Wherever possible , statistics have been cited to condense general changes which cover long periods . |
| 13 | According to the manual , regarding the felling of trees : — firstly remove long branches , except on the side where it is supposed to fall , then if possible excavate around the roots , finally one person pushes the main trunk while the other ( me ) pulls on the rope . |
| 14 | It is only part of a battery of equipment the cosmonauts use to counter the prolonged effect of weightlessness but it is an important one and some alternative will have to be found before women undertake long duration flights . |
| 15 | The children 's rides in Fantasyland ( Dumbo , Peter Pan and Pinocchio ) all attract long lines because they are slow to load . |
| 16 | Somewhere to loll and lounge and enjoy long suppers around the farmhouse table by the light of a paraffin lamp on late summer evenings . |
| 17 | But the men liked the giants ' tricks : one used to swallow and then regurgitate long arrows , as in a circus ; and another , who allowed himself to be called Juan and learned some biblical phrases , caught and ate all the rats and mice on board , to the entertainment of the men and the pleasure of the cook . |
| 18 | The bats which use the Doppler effect emit long bursts of sound . |
| 19 | Wear long trousers/tracksuits and sturdy footwear . |
| 20 | Net proceeds will be used to repay short and long-term debt , refinance long term debt and for working capital . |
| 21 | Wee begin owr long March to Wimble wembley next tuesday when we take on hifiying Clutton Town in the preliminary liminary first Qualifying Round of the Fa cup . |
| 22 | Machine long edges together with a 5mm ( ¼in ) seam allowance , leaving an opening for turning through and stitching diagonal ends . |
| 23 | Give long curtains good hems to allow for shrinkage . |
| 24 | No polishing is needed , and as long as the seal remains intact , the floor will look good and give long service . |
| 25 | Often different coral species grow beside one another , mingled with sea pens arching above and beds of anemones that wave long tentacles in the current . |
| 26 | and now lie long nights awake |
| 27 | In fact , competition has been reduced , prices have rocketed , thousands of public house tenants have been forced out of the trade and thousands more have felt that they have no reasonable option other than to accept the terms being imposed upon them by the brewers and accept long leases at enormously increased rents , with full responsibility for repairs . |
| 28 | Most of us travel long distances by schedule or charter flights , cramped together in ranks of seats Where there is n't enough room to stretch out the' leg , let alone walk about as passengers on the Empire Flying-boat or Zeppelin observation platforms could . |
| 29 | Now the big name bands such as Black Dyke Mills , British Aerospace , Fairey Engineering and Wingates travel long distances to take part in the contest . |
| 30 | If you say Deauville now , people will say ‘ where ? ’ and pull their beards and make long faces . |