Example sentences of "a long [adj] season " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Christiansson ( 1988 ) describes , rotational bush-fallowing and permanent agriculture are gradually replacing shifting cultivation in an area that experiences a long dry season and a short intense wet season . |
| 2 | However the disease has also been recorded at the end of a long dry season due to the maturation of hypobiotic larvae . |
| 3 | The resort is well south , with a long sunny season starting by the end of May and lasting into October . |
| 4 | ‘ Tiredness took its toll after a long hard season . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It has been a long hard season for Nigel , and obviously he 'll be a little bit down after what happened at Wembley , ’ said Bingham . |
| 6 | Collegians grabbed a late consolation try from Michael Dorrity , but their lack of pace and bulk up front probably means they are facing a long hard season . |
| 7 | It looks like a long hard season for Civil Service , who have lost Steffi Magowan and Alex Battey to university across the water , and newly promoted Knock . |
| 8 | Smaller areas of good fattening pasture are to be found in other parts of the country , but before attempting to finish cattle on grass , the smallholder should ensure that the three main conditions — a long growing season , constant subsoil water supply , and good drainage — are met . |
| 9 | A long growing season is unlikely to occur in a high rainfall area or on ground above 600 feet . |
| 10 | Ideal dairy land has a long growing season , no summer drought period , a stable soil structure with good drainage to avoid excessive poaching , and an unfailing water supply . |
| 11 | Start off , indoors or under cover , half-hardy annuals that need a long growing season , such as Begonia semperflorens , gloxinias , trailing lobelias for hanging baskets , and pelargoniums . |