Example sentences of "[noun] have a long way " in BNC.

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1 Romania has a long way to go before it can even begin to climb out of its paralysis .
2 Such difficult transition demands time and balance and Romania has a long way to go before it is comfortable with its new identity .
3 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 .
4 The Welsh lads have a long way to go before they match that sort of consistency , but it only needs one to become a permanent fixture for everything to change .
5 But Scotland has a long way to go before the symbiosis of locals and visitors becomes a reality .
6 Mister Grant has a long way to go before he will fully recover from his injuries .
7 ‘ But I rather think my modest , high-minded , fastidious , idealistic wife has a long way to go before she qualifies for that description . ’
8 Nevertheless , Mr Lamont has a long way to go before he can recover the confidence of Scottish business leaders .
9 The Oxenhope Straw Race has a long way to go before it reaches its centenary , but the aims of the people who organise it and take part are the same as those who in the nineteenth century began the hospital sings at Holmfirth and Mapplewell .
10 Nothing much between the two teams on form … they 're two places and eight points apart … both are in the frame for the play-off places but the promotion race has a long way to go yet …
11 The 17.5 per cent stake represents roughly a quarter of Anglia 's market capitalisation , but David McCall , chief executive , said he believed ‘ the share price has a long way to go yet ’ .
12 This young man has a long way to go if he 's to earn a PhD in Biology like his mum .
13 At present , we are the only party prepared to grasp the nettle and to recognise that consumers ' interests require both effective competition in the marketplace — the Government have a long way to go before they create that — and effective regulation where the market can not produce a solution .
14 TOUCHE ROSS , the pace setters , and defending champions Kelburne were given a timely reminder last week that this season 's Torrie Stockbrokers ' National Men 's League has a long way to go , as they both sustained their first defeats of the season .
15 But even Heathrow has a long way to go .
16 Today 's graduates have a long way to go to match the service of the RAF 's longest serving ex-apprentice .
17 But the full integration of special needs students has a long way to go , and requires much more commitment to the adaptation and modification of plans and a further shift of resources to those whose need is greatest .
18 The research findings indicate that many authorities have a long way to go before their procedures come close to what one might reasonably describe as a partnership with parents .
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