Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | They find their thinking and decision-making dominated by market and resource considerations which in their scale and complexity are a long way indeed from the traditional concept of primary headship ( Audit Commission 1991 ) . |
| 2 | Another section is equipped for charging and testing cells , while at the side is a long cell-washing shed containing four large washing tanks , acid mixing troughs , etc . |
| 3 | The result is a long list of small , but nonetheless useful improvements such as file compression and ‘ internationalisation modules ’ that enable one user to see NetWare prompts in English , while another on the same server sees them in French or Spanish . |
| 4 | The reply is a long , long silence . |
| 5 | A stream of lava is a long and complicated object and a great many things can happen to it , depending on its own physical condition and the sort of ground it is moving over . |
| 6 | Granddad 's a long way away , he 's on holiday . |
| 7 | as you 'd expect , the big attraction is the nightlife and the main drag is a long procession of bars . |
| 8 | In the case of Chequer 's Buttress the key is a long , long reach left to a rounded ‘ break ’ on the arête , the security of a good crack on the right fading as commitment takes over . |
| 9 | Where a key is a long number , consisting perhaps of ten digits , but we only have 8000 records and hence need only to allocate 10 000 storage positions , we could use the last four digits of the key as a storage address . |
| 10 | Next term 's a long term as well . |
| 11 | A macromolecule is a long string , or polymer , formed of a series of similar building blocks ; these building blocks are themselves metabolites . |
| 12 | Of the features between Verdun and the front line , the chief objective designated by the German command was a long , bare barrow running at right angles to the river , and topped with twin hillocks . |
| 13 | But on a spring day in the late 1700s , toil was a long way from John Binks ' mind . |
| 14 | Practice was a long way from the standard understanding of the concept of budgets based on explicit workloads and levels of activity . |
| 15 | In fact I thought the whole fairy-palace effect was a long way over the top and painfully unoriginal . |
| 16 | A Ford spokesman said he believed industrial action was a long way off . |
| 17 | Lining the walls of the display hall are a long series of photographs and displays which trace not just the history of Yakovlev but the whole history of Soviet aviation , both civil and military , from the very earliest days right up to date and covering significant events through the years . |
| 18 | In total contrast to this ancient village is the long stretch of beach , nightlife , bars and bodegas , all of which add up to make a holiday in Mojacar a most memorable and enjoyable one . |
| 19 | The car 's broken down and in this rural part of Wiltshire … help is a long way away . |
| 20 | An essential piece of equipment is a long spirit level which you use to ensure that your frame is horizontal — do not rely on lining it up with the floor or ceiling of the room . |
| 21 | MOTHERWELL Civic Hall is a long way from Las Vegas , but when Gary Jacobs defends his Commonwealth welterweight title there tonight against Donovan Boucher , the Canadian champion , he will be aiming to take the international spotlight from old stagers like Lloyd Honeyghan and Kirkland Laing . |
| 22 | The raising of a mentally handicapped child is a long and hard road , but then many would say so is bringing up any child . |
| 23 | That question is a long way from municipal theatres . |
| 24 | The cause of the crash was a long way from BCCI 's original aim of becoming a bank for Muslims which would link the developing world and transfer wealth from the west to the Third World . |
| 25 | So the hound was a long way behind him when he began to run . |
| 26 | Druid 's Bottom was a long way below them : a doll 's house with tall chimneys , tucked in a fold of the valley as if in the crook of an elbow . |
| 27 | The old Lords ' Act was a long time a-dying ; and non-traders were still unable to claim the benefits of bankruptcy open to traders . |
| 28 | HOPES that the Highlands and Islands could be in line for a huge European Community aid package are a long way from being fulfilled , according to the Highland Regional Council official masterminding the area 's campaign for so-called Objective One economic status . |
| 29 | The list of appropriate and relevant , even necessary skills for being an effective organizer/activist/motivator is a long one . |
| 30 | If you study textbooks or correlation charts , such as those produced by the Geological Society of America and the Geological Society of London , you come inevitably to the conclusion that the stratigraphical column in any one place is a long record of sedimentation with occasional gaps . |