Example sentences of "is [adv] [art] long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the UK market is still a long way ahead of the worst performers in Datastream 's league table , Hong Kong and Switzerland . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | But there are more fundamental reasons why unity with either Rome or the Orthodox is still a long way off . |
| 6 | Eventually , as the generalizations are built up ( and in this field of research there is still a long way to go ) a ‘ theory ’ of social aspects of theatre can be built which will be based on social empirical foundations rather than shaky speculation or sweeping generalizations . |
| 7 | But that does not mean Britain can rest on its laurels — there is still a long way to go . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ But there is still a long way to go and we will keep on striving to end injustices against consumers . |
| 10 | But Smith said bluntly : ‘ The League race is only at the half-way stage and there is still a long way to go . ’ |
| 11 | With two matches against Brugge , then the important trip to Marseille and the last game against the Russians , there is still a long way to go . |
| 12 | The dt route suddenly appeared to be promising , though there is still a long way to go as it takes 20 to 40 times this to make a muon in a particle accelerator . |
| 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 | However , a policy which takes full account of women 's needs is still a long way off ( Cockburn , 1985 ) . |
| 15 | Although he realises there is still a long way to go , he does believe that the UK 's second year results indicate a sustainable turnaround , adding that last year 's performance was very close to budget . |
| 16 | UK grid charges alone , he points out , are set to rise 16.5% in 1991–2 , while the free market ideal for these quantities of electricity is still a long way off . |
| 17 | There is still a long way to go , however , before the disease receives the attention and share of resources which it deserves , whereby an effective screening programme can be established to identify those most at risk . |
| 18 | It is argued here that economic autonomy is still a long way off for most British women . |
| 19 | Only in the last few years have real efforts been made to equalize provision for different groups of the disabled and there is still a long way to go before we can claim to have adequate social security in this area . |
| 20 | This policy is currently in question because of the high incidence of cross addiction to these substances but there is still a long way to go before Treatment Centres generally recommend abstinence from all these substances from the first day of recovery . |
| 21 | Soccer it 's claimed is still a long way off finding a cure for violence . |
| 22 | But he says there is still a long way to go in ridding the educational system of what he labels ‘ institutional racism ’ . |
| 23 | As the man who has to do most of the negotiating on single market measures , I know that there is still a long way to go . |
| 24 | The approach to management is not quite so lackadaisical as it once was , but there is still a long way to go , particularly in employment policies within the companies . |
| 25 | However there is still a long way to go and I would like to ask all Assay readers to keep the fund raising ideas and , most importantly , the money coming in ! |
| 26 | After all we are only half way through this year 's Charity of the Year programme and there is still a long way to go if we are to raise enough to fully fund the training of a Macmillan Nurse . |
| 27 | In his message to the nation of 31 December 1950 , Franco admitted that " the rhythm of resettlement is still a long way below our ambitions " , but immediately excused this by saying that a sector so vital as agriculture would be damaged by " erroneous or precipitate reform " . |
| 28 | A great deal of the plant is now under computerised control although there is still a long way to go before it is as automated as other maltings in the group . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |