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

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1 No longer were our proposals for long term projects just reports on pieces of paper ; they were real — and not just for us , but for the children of Vietnam .
2 Repeated daily injections of the somatostatin analogue , octreotide ( SMS201–995 , Sandostatin ) are an effective treatment for acromegaly , but lead to gall stone formation in about 50% of cases during long term treatment .
3 So it remains to be seen whether we may have such a network , or perhaps even assuming that nearly all the cheap oil runs out , whether we might in fact manufacture petrol artificially from wood , coal , or gas , simply to provide the excellent fuel with its wonderful storage characteristics for long distance transport .
4 Dr Freda Newcombe 's work setting up this unit has made all the difference to Mark and other head injured people , who can suffer all sorts of long term effects , including loss of memory and severe personality changes .
5 However , considerations of long term safety are also important as lifelong maintenance treatment is usually recommended .
6 One of the major strengths of Long Time Companion is its avoidance of the ‘ Government Health Warning ’ approach to AIDS .
7 ‘ During the months of long training sessions Higueras repeats , ‘ Be aware of what you do best .
8 Some animals are preserved better than others ; groups of animals with long life spans leave fewer fossils than those with short lives ; and seasonal migrations may upset the pattern .
9 In June 1905 an older was placed with the Brush Electrical Engineering Company ( which was associated with the B.E.T. ) , for thirty two cars on long wheel-base radial trucks .
10 Social institutions of long standing sustain their own value systems .
11 In cases of long standing suppression this potency works marvellously ; this is because where one or two doses of the centesimal potency may fail to revive the suppressed symptoms , the repeated application of potencies of this scale can , and cure is begun .
12 In cases of long standing chronic disease I expect the patient to start feeling better within a day or two and certainly would n't continue with a remedy if there was no improvement after a week .
13 The off-licence was empty except for two drop-outs buying canned beer : the proprietor contrived to address Scarlet and Constance without once taking his eyes off his other customers , not even as he wrapped a bottle of Smirnoff and extracted six cans of Long Life from under the glass counter .
14 These people had lived here for years ; the places showed all the signs of long habitation .
15 Pete Dawson was his real name but no one called him that At 15 he was six-feet tall , stroke for the rowing eight , and had loads of long hair .
16 Provide for catharsis — release of interdepartmental or interpersonal conflicts of long standing .
17 The dangers of long exposure to fluorescent lighting and video screens are only now beginning to be appreciated , and the 50 Hz frequency of domestic electric-ring circuits may not be good news either .
18 ‘ The situation in the Far East , in Asia and the Ocean expanses adjoining it , where we are permanent inhabitants and seafarers of long standing , is to us of national , state interest . ’
19 Her previous publications have addressed family care and community care in relation to older people and she is currently researching alternative forms of long term care for this group .
20 This means the High Elves must rely on their bowmen and their magicians for long range mass slaughter .
21 The inquiries of Crown agents had revealed that some of the royal forests , such as Morfe , had become valueless as hunting-grounds through long neglect .
22 Nor is it certain that the reported associations between long term outcome and exposure to phenylalanine accumulation are entirely ‘ cause and effect . ’
23 In keeping with LASMO 's global strategy of focusing on areas of long term significance to the enlarged Group and disengagement from onshore North America , LASMO sold 50 per cent of its holding in LCI in May 1992 for C$8.25 per share .
24 Since spiders generally live in damp places , good spots to look are : inside sheds and outhouses ; on areas of long grass ; on the lower or shady sides of hedges ; on greenhouses , especially under the staging ; among the lower branches of trees ; under large stones .
25 Recipients of Long Service Awards ( from left ) — Front Row — Eleanor Park , Beryl Patterson , ( Chief Executive , Ralph Ellis ) , Betty McIntosh , Margaret McLaughlan .
26 To clarify a possible role for synthesis of leukotrienes in damage caused by NSAIDs we investigated the effects of long term NSAID treatment on gastric mucosal LTB 4 , LTC 4 , and prostaglandin E 2 ( PGE 2 ) concentrations in patients with arthritis compared with control subjects not taking NSAIDs .
27 Alternatively , protein kinase C could regulate the turnover or insertion of the histamine H 2 receptor into the membrane and be involved with the effects of long term exposure to gastrin on the response to histamine .
28 Dose dependent effects of long term ingestion of small amounts of gliadin in coeliac disease children : a clinical and jejunal morphometric study
29 Be that as it may , the potential advantages of long term care in a high quality private sector are considerable , particularly as this sector offers old people and their families wider choice than the public sector .
30 Defence is n't always at the top of the political agenda and in periods of long time peace as we have now enjoyed , people tend to forget the dangers are still genuine and still there .
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