Example sentences of "[noun pl] the long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 By the mid-1960s the long campaign for ending capital punishment was nearing a climax .
2 The date , and the exiled place of composition of its authors , suggests tellingly that the situation with which it attempts to deal is the phenomenon of fascism which seemed to have stopped in its tracks the long march of the progress of reason , and its liberating enlightenment ideals , of which Marxism was the fullest political development .
3 Beneath the silk hangings the long tables were covered in white linen and were thick with silver and fine china .
4 Despite the conditions the long passage was uneventful and William Lukin was refuelled and declared ready for service again by 0800 .
5 Ken Delve charts the long history of 231 Operational Conversion Unit — Canberra tutors since 1951 .
6 So if all your service counted benefits the long term pension would actually be half your pension .
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