Example sentences of "[adv] a long way [to-vb] " 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 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 .
4 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 ’ .
5 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 ’ .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 Questor Column : Still a long way to go for Waterford
9 Eventually , as the generalizations are built up ( and in this field of research there is still a long way to go ) a ‘ theory ’ of social aspects of theatre can be built which will be based on social empirical foundations rather than shaky speculation or sweeping generalizations .
10 But that does not mean Britain can rest on its laurels — there is still a long way to go .
11 ‘ But there is still a long way to go and we will keep on striving to end injustices against consumers .
12 But Smith said bluntly : ‘ The League race is only at the half-way stage and there is still a long way to go . ’
13 With two matches against Brugge , then the important trip to Marseille and the last game against the Russians , there is still a long way to go .
14 There 's still a long way to go .
15 The dt route suddenly appeared to be promising , though there is still a long way to go as it takes 20 to 40 times this to make a muon in a particle accelerator .
16 But they explained there was still a long way to go .
17 The day left Anselm in possession of the pastoral staff , but there was still a long way to go before he was a fully consecrated archbishop .
18 Such distinctions mattered more in Russia or the Dual Monarchy , where the capitalist and professional classes had still a long way to go before winning social acceptance by the old nobility .
19 Although he realises there is still a long way to go , he does believe that the UK 's second year results indicate a sustainable turnaround , adding that last year 's performance was very close to budget .
20 But there was still a long way to go , for the intransigent opposition not only refused to give way but put intense private pressure on Paul to reject this pernicious doctrine of collegiality .
21 There is still a long way to go , however , before the disease receives the attention and share of resources which it deserves , whereby an effective screening programme can be established to identify those most at risk .
22 Even getting it all set up to get you this far may have taxed your fortune to the limit already and there 's still a long way to go .
23 But he 's still a long way to go , poor little sod .
24 Only in the last few years have real efforts been made to equalize provision for different groups of the disabled and there is still a long way to go before we can claim to have adequate social security in this area .
25 This policy is currently in question because of the high incidence of cross addiction to these substances but there is still a long way to go before Treatment Centres generally recommend abstinence from all these substances from the first day of recovery .
26 But he says there is still a long way to go in ridding the educational system of what he labels ‘ institutional racism ’ .
27 As the man who has to do most of the negotiating on single market measures , I know that there is still a long way to go .
28 I am sure that all hon. Members will welcome that increase , although there is clearly still a long way to go to reflect the fact that women constitute 51 per cent .
29 The approach to management is not quite so lackadaisical as it once was , but there is still a long way to go , particularly in employment policies within the companies .
30 However there is still a long way to go and I would like to ask all Assay readers to keep the fund raising ideas and , most importantly , the money coming in !
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