Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] go a long way " in BNC.
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1 | Indeed the latest text has gone a long way towards meeting the UK 's objections . ’ |
2 | And in fact patient research has gone a long way towards resolving this knotty problem . |
3 | The Community has gone a long way towards achieving that central purpose ; towards taming nationalism without suppressing patriotism ; towards sharing sovereignty without destroying nations ; and towards putting the magic of markets to work for society in a stable democratic setting . |
4 | For me , a little bit of race watching goes a long way . |
5 | I think the Home Secretary has gone a long way to meet many anxieties which were expressed |
6 | Fortunately , our neutering scheme has gone a long way to alleviating this problem . ’ |
7 | However , the alleged principle appears to go a long way beyond authority . |
8 | By the middle of the fourth century , Christianity had gone a long way towards assimilating the dominant culture of pagan Romans . |