Example sentences of "a long way to go " in BNC.
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1 | But still a long way to go . |
2 | It may not be ready in time , I told her , there 's still a long way to go . |
3 | He is a free spirit , with a long way to go , who should be closely followed |
4 | ( Recovering them is a matter of great urgency ; and a start has been made , but there 's a long way to go — especially with Upward , whom oblivion has enveloped with a completeness that is startling and significant . ) |
5 | Rodgers knows there is a long way to go before the big one in December , but he has the makings of a strong , hard pack and the chance of additional talent behind them providing injury does not intervene . |
6 | There is a clear value in reducing the amount of chemical waste which has to be got rid of — and that thinking has a long way to go . |
7 | He has a long way to go before equalling last year 's prize money of £42,399 , but the wonder horse proved that he is again in irresistible form when opening Whitaker 's account with a first prize of £3,700 . |
8 | ‘ We are going to develop inducements and encouragements for a major expansion of research and development , because if we are going to rival our major competitors we have a long way to go in catching up with them . |
9 | The manner of Biggs 's defeat was to say the least surprising and on this evidence Mason has still a long way to go before he can think of himself as a genuine contender for the world championship . |
10 | We know from our informal discussions with politicians of all shades of opinion that we have a long way to go , but many have been sympathetic to our aims . |
11 | He believes it still has a long way to go . |
12 | The early signs are encouraging — but there 's a long way to go . |
13 | Ordinary wild plants , it seems , are weedier than crops , but both have a long way to go to catch up with the real pests . |
14 | A Union of Democratic Forces spokesman , Mr Georgi Spassov , said : ‘ This demonstrates that we have a long way to go before we have true democracy in Bulgaria . ’ |
15 | The new chairman , Dr Gregor Gysi , told an emergency party congress at the weekend that the SED had made a start in ‘ breaking with Stalinism , ’ but added that there was still a long way to go in ‘ overcoming Stalinist structures ’ . |
16 | The new chairman , Dr Gregor Gysi , told an emergency party congress at the weekend that the SED had made a start in ‘ breaking with Stalinism , ’ but added that there was still a long way to go in ‘ overcoming Stalinist structures ’ . |
17 | ‘ I have just got it confirmed , but these things take time , and there 's a long way to go yet . ’ |
18 | If uranium prices are going to swing in favour of fast reactors , they have a long way to go . |
19 | I 'm fifty and have a long way to go . |
20 | You have a long way to go to win them back . |
21 | There 's still a long way to go , but for both the major parties in the UK , computer campaigning in the constituencies is now widespread . |
22 | For instance , if you 've a long way to go , it 's better to get there slowly than not at all . ’ |
23 | But there is a long way to go . |
24 | When the Congregational Union officially urged this new course on the colleges in 1902 there was still a long way to go : A. M. Fairbairn warned Sir Alfred Dale , then Principal of University College , Liverpool , ‘ I think one has to be very careful as to giving the theological colleges power over the regulation of degrees . |
25 | But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority . |
26 | British officials denied the conditions were already virtually fulfilled by Serbia , saying that Mr Milosevic ‘ had a long way to go ’ before the EC would be satisfied . |
27 | Questor Column : Still a long way to go for Waterford |
28 | Whitaker also had Gammon entered in the World Cup final but , as his wife Claire said yesterday : ‘ It would have been a long way to go with just one horse . |
29 | But markets provide useful competition with local banks , which have a long way to go before they learn to allocate capital efficiently . |
30 | The stock still has a long way to go before its regains the 780p level at which its stood in early April before a warning of a slow-down in sales . |