Example sentences of "[noun] can [verb] a long way " in BNC.

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1 Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had .
2 In addition to the occasional attendance at rehearsals by the incumbent , positive words of appreciation can go a long way in making the musician feel that the job is worthwhile .
3 ‘ Broke , and I can see that 2.1 disappearing over the event horizon , but fuck it ; I 've still got my integrity and my Möbius scarf , and a boy can go a long way with those things .
4 Schema theory can go a long way towards explaining the sender 's choice and arrangement of information in communication .
5 A good footnote can go a long way .
6 But genes can act at a distance ; extended phenotypes can extend a long way .
7 Analysed , considered and acted upon these facts and the others also available from your sales ledger can go a long way towards helping you make your business more efficient and profitable .
8 Keeping up to date with developments in your own specialty can go a long way to adding to your confidence .
9 The idea of language function can go a long way towards solving this problem of what binds utterances together as discourse in the absence of formal links .
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