Example sentences of "still a long [noun] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Efficiency plateaux are still a long way from becoming a feature of Southern energy economics . |
| 2 | Even America , where the squeeze on banks is tightest , is still a long way from a banking collapse like that of the 1930s . |
| 3 | Scanning the names of judges , senior policemen , politicians , journalists and hoodlums , together with the abrupt manner of their disposal — shot , strangled , dissolved in acid , fed to pigs — the reader is left in little doubt that , although today 's Mafia may have grown into a global enterprise , it is still a long way from joining the ranks of the world 's leading multinationals . |
| 4 | Dustin Hoffman , Robert Redford , Gene Hackman and Robert De Niro were still a long way from making even their first films . |
| 5 | Despite what may have appeared as the rejuvenation of an all-but-lost career , Solly is still a long way from committing himself to the marathon . |
| 6 | They were now running alongside the wall , but still a long way from the crossing stile . |
| 7 | While such machines are still a long way from being able to beat the American champion ( there are about 700 Masters in the US ) , it is clear that the period from 1977 to the present has seen a degree and pace of progress in machine chess that is very different in kind from what went on between 1957 and 1976 . |
| 8 | We are still a long way from moving from ‘ the polluted pay ’ to ‘ the polluters pay ’ principle . |
| 9 | In man this is very clear , for although a child may be sexually mature and fully grown quite early on in his or her teens , they are still a long way from any degree of emotional maturity . |
| 10 | The current South African team is still a long way from emulating the 1960s side which could well have claimed World Championship status if they had been able to test their strength against Garry Sobers ' West Indies . |
| 11 | He ran towards him as soon as he came in sight , and he was still a long way from home when the father first spotted him ( Luke 15:20 ) . |
| 12 | Even so , Basque autonomy was still a long way from being achieved when , during 1933 , the left 's grip on power started to loosen . |
| 13 | Yet , despite its prominence in headhunting in the USA and its global dominance as the highest-earning executive search firm in the world , Korn/Ferry is still a long way from being number one in fee income in Britain . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're still a long way from Herr Goodenache . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ The evidence shows that while it is swinging slowly , it 's still a long way from the centre and it 's certainly not swinging the other way . ’ |
| 16 | World-wide legal protection of invention and innovation is still a long way from being realized , although countries which include the major producers and users of intellectual property have strong laws protecting the same . |
| 17 | It was still a long way from biochemistry , i.e. the understanding of how these substances functioned in the living organism . |
| 18 | While the increase is encouraging , scientists at the National Marine Fisheries Service warn that the blue whale is still a long way from being taken off the endangered species list . |
| 19 | Guido elaborated , ‘ I 'm afraid I 'm still a long way from forgiving your brother for his irresponsible behaviour . ’ |
| 20 | THE North-East Hockey League Championship is still a long way from being decided . |
| 21 | The North Col on Everest , however , is still a long way from the summit . |
| 22 | Who will join them in the Second Division is still a long way from being decided but GS Stirling enhanced their prospects of survival by beating Inverleith 2-0 . |