Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [art] longer [noun] " in BNC.

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1 a cast iron logical argument you could you could then even phase it over a longer period
2 A second interpretation of the developments of the 1980s would set them in a longer context , dating back to the late 1960s .
3 So what I was wondering was er the scheme is in it 's infancy this and I 'm all in the favour of the decentralising in principle , but I think we ought to perhaps look at it a bit closer , and I would suggest that we have an up-to-date report at the next meeting of this committee so we can compare it over a longer term so , as that we might then reflect on a if we 're doing the right thing or not .
4 Although I 'm not totally certain it will save us in the longer term .
5 Although not profitable in the first year of acquisition , BMK with its complementary customer base and very different range of production equipment , will greatly strengthen us in the longer term .
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