Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [adv] in the long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , honest advertisement of strength providing cues that can not be faked may count most in the long run . |
| 2 | fixations might do better in the long run by holding out until you 've got enough cash to buy the real thing . |
| 3 | By paying claims in advance , they fear Mr Outhwaite could pay more in the long term . |
| 4 | Another former Conservative Cabinet minister , David Howell , chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee , praised the Budget as a ‘ balanced and prudent ’ statement which would pay off in the long term . |
| 5 | The party leadership 's case — that the Scottish Secretary would be forced to select councillors to sit on the Committee of the Regions from a list supplied by the four parties , and this was a key concession which would pay off in the long term — was acknowledged by committee members . |
| 6 | For example , some women in a financial position to stop work and start a family are loath to give up their careers for a period , knowing they may lose out in the long term . |
| 7 | The resale potential of other Anatolian items is less clear , but it seems probable that the finer quality Dobags and the more tribal items , whether village or nomadic , will fare better in the long term than " furnishing " or " decorative " rugs . |
| 8 | Mankind will lose out in the long run if wild varieties of crop plant species are allowed to die out as it will mean that |