Example sentences of "[verb] to be a long and " in BNC.

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1 This is going to be a long and difficult task ; difficult , but in my view , absolutely essential .
2 As we said , we would n't be on the picket line now , and indeed the Union would not be backing us in what is proving to be a long and fairly expensive dispute , if we did n't believe that we had a very good chance of getting our jobs back and re-establishing the Union in Pergammon Press .
3 After years of foraging and running wild , Sadie was given one last chance to start a new life , but the learning process proved to be a long and challenging one
4 It proved to be a long and painful process , starting at nine o'clock in the morning and ending at around three in the afternoon .
5 Not just at the beginning but throughout what may prove to be a long and difficult journey of recovery .
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