Example sentences of "[noun sg] have a long tradition [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The convent has a long tradition of illustrating cards and books with delicate hand-crafted watercolours and inscriptions . |
2 | The Social Work Department has a long tradition of working in collaboration with other service providers . |
3 | Cancer research had a long tradition of support from private contributions , but new charities devoted to particular diseases , such as arthritis and rheumatism , leukaemia , and muscular dystrophy , were founded and became a great source of strength to workers whose interests had or might have application to the desired objectives . |
4 | The concept of an independent development agency has a long tradition in Britain . |
5 | This country has a long tradition of accepting genuine political refugees , but there is no doubt that the fact that three quarters of all applications are made by people who have been living in this country for weeks , months and , in some cases , years , is tantamount to an abuse of the system . |