Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [prep] the long " in BNC.
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1 | If we were to add those provisions to the Bill , I fear that we might not fall within the long title of the Bill . |
2 | The Basle exchange too , with a turnover only a seventh that of Zurich , may not survive in the longer term if Swiss Bank Corporation , its biggest trader , decides to pull out . |
3 | To a certain extent it does not matter how well a product performs if the user takes a strong dislike to it then it will not succeed in the long run . |
4 | Sir David Alliance , Coats chairman , said the sales were part of Coats ' continuing policy of disposing of peripheral activities that do not fit in the long term strategy of the group . |
5 | Thus we have Macdonald reporting on the " almost unanimous chorus of opinion that women 's work as compositors is so inferior to men 's that it does not pay in the long run " ( the chorus in question being from employers ) But the testimony of individual employers is far from unanimous or even consistent . |
6 | But do not be downhearted if your story is not taken up , or indeed ousted at the last moment because a major story comes up : your campaign will not suffer in the long run . |
7 | Yeah , mind you his , his short er term policies so it does n't matter in the long run . |
8 | But I ca n't see in the long run that it would make any difference to what we 've been talking about , seeing who Maggie is . |
9 | The whining motor could n't cope with the long grass by the fence , and it melted the extension cable when Pa forgot to unwind it fully from its blue plastic drum . |
10 | It does n't pay in the long run . |
11 | Begging or threatening tactics wo n't help in the long run either . |
12 | He ca n't see that does n't help in the long run if , |