Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] a long way [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A LITTLE goes a long way with UNICEF .
2 In Fox 's case , practice obviously goes a long way to making perfect .
3 This is a real advantage when using the A2 live and also goes a long way to keeping the engineer happy in the studio , without taking precious minutes to reprogram .
4 Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley is a regular , and the restaurant also goes a long way to explaining Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke 's well-rounded appearance .
5 Mr Gandhi has an election coming up and a big one-day cricket tournament not only goes down well with the electorate , but also goes a long way towards providing a short-term solution to the unemployment problem .
6 This now seems a long way from the position taken in the Education ( No. 2 ) Act 1986 and the Education ( Schools ) Act 1992 .
7 That undoubtedly goes a long way to explaining the inspectors ' report .
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