Example sentences of "[adj] for the long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , some sort of pattern can be teased out of the most disordered subject though it may take half a dozen attempts before a pictorial structure emerges ; such an unhurried approach is not always possible for the long distance traveller . |
| 2 | It would not have been possible for the long progression towards the perfect physical being , to have ever occurred at all , if it were encumbered by the constraints of compassion , an emotion which , by the very nature of evolution was completely non-existent before the dawn of civilisation . |
| 3 | Sorry for the long letter , but I 've been itching to write this for a long time . |
| 4 | A government committed to the disciplines of the market had had a salutary lesson : the market did not care a damn for the long term , or strategic thinking into the middle of the next century , or , quite possibly , sustainable development . |
| 5 | So if they 're going to christen you Walter they 'd better put a couple of names in front of it , one for your spell in the pram plus another for the long haul up to becoming Walter . |
| 6 | Pont Royal is conveniently accessible for the long weekend away : the flight time from Heathrow to Marseilles is less than two hours , with the resort only half an hour from the airport . |
| 7 | According to modern portfolio theory ( MPT ) pension funds ought to hold a ‘ core ’ portfolio of securities in large blue chip companies that are rarely traded , ( i.e. held for the long term ) around which ‘ satellite ’ shares in smaller less well known ( less well analysed , and therefore possibly inefficiently priced — see Chapter 11 ) companies are actively traded in order to make short-term capital investments . |
| 8 | If she took a couple now , she 'd feel better for the long drive home . |
| 9 | They are responsible for the long range planning activities of the firm and they will set the overall goals . |
| 10 | It is the stately motion of the gas giants that is alone responsible for the long interval ( about 180 years ) between full synods , and an ‘ outer half-synod ’ recurs at exactly the same interval . |
| 11 | Pointing out that the Budget changes represented the most fundamental change in oil taxation for ten years , Mr Laidlaw added : ‘ Commitments to drill wells under current licences were made on the basis of the existing fiscal regime and the widespread acknowledgement that fiscal stability is essential for the long lead times involved in offshore developments . ’ |
| 12 | The voluntary sector , therefore , has an enormous role to play , in all our lives , and investing in it , is essential for the long term future of commerce and industry , for without it , the cement would not , would not set , and cracks would appear throughout our society . |
| 13 | Living off paw-paw ( papaya ) , mango and pineapple might sound delicious , but is not practical for the long term . |
| 14 | It was Tuesday morning , when year ten pupils boarded the coach , ready for the long journey which lay ahead of them . |