Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [art] long " in BNC.
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| 1 | That future output depends on real investment in productive assets now and in the future , while the piling-up of financial assets in excess of real investment can only be inflationary in the long run ( a ‘ long run ’ which is already with us ) . |
| 2 | Spending some money on development education at home could , they thought , be cost-effective in the long run . |
| 3 | He said that he had enjoyed working on his own behalf , but felt that staying out of the profession would not be sensible in the long run . |
| 4 | Regulation which might be more costly in the short term than the actual abuses it seeks to regulate , may be justifiable in the long run . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , it wo n't be dark for a long time yet . |
| 6 | But I 'll leave the door open , and it wo n't be dark for a long time . |
| 7 | It may be an indication of other problems in the urinary tract some of which could potentially be serious in the long term . |
| 8 | Part of the point of selling state businesses is to raise hard cash , and taking on more debt to fund worker buyouts in return for low or non-earning equity stakes ( which may prove to be worthless in the long run ) is not a real option for the government . |
| 9 | This sets out the objective in each area and at each stage and so may be appropriate for a long or complex assignment . |
| 10 | Staying would also be impossible in the long run but that young man would let me stay for a little while — until the restaurant closed , anyway . |
| 11 | They look to be jaded after a long , hard year . ’ |
| 12 | Even the rain was supposed to be radio-active after the long series of 1954–5 tests . |
| 13 | He seemed to be awake for a long time , I think , you know like you wake up and you do n't know what to do with yourself , I think it was like that , so every quarter of an hour or so he kept me , shouting for a drink he did n't know quite what to do with himself |
| 14 | Some move towards a local income tax remains the policy of the Liberal Democrats and would be feasible in the long term . |
| 15 | And then they would er they would The tramp coles then you would er put this rope up over that side , and then you 'd put one over that side , you see , and that was that would be safe for a long time . |
| 16 | As you can see although Gubberford Lane has been added to a list ‘ awaiting financial approval ’ this may not be forthcoming for a long time . |
| 17 | An Oxford scientist says new information about the H I V virus which leads to AIDS could mean that a vaccination wo n't be forthcoming for a long time . |
| 18 | It is a good thing to stop coffee anyway from a general health point of view but the benefits of this would only be apparent from a long term change , not just for a few days . |
| 19 | Any diet that takes this weight off in a month or two will probably not be successful in the long term . |
| 20 | There is little doubt that the Golf Club will be successful in the long run . |
| 21 | However , in order to be successful in the long term , you need to learn how to change your eating habits permanently , to suit your own body . |
| 22 | For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organizational structure to support it . |
| 23 | Councillor Seamus Rogers of the Workers Party felt that the County Council should set up a sub-committee to look into the issue , while Councillor Brian Gallagher said they should get experts down to the area quickly to issue a ‘ statement that this will not be detrimental in the long term ’ . |
| 24 | It was then that I conceived the idea of getting a few fans that he had in those days to walk around the television company with placards saying Lets Be Fair To The Long Hairs , which did get press publicity , and in the end , the producer relented and he did his first TV show . ’ |
| 25 | They claim some 10-20pc of Britain 's electricity could be wind-generated in the long term and say every kilowatt of electricity produced in this way saves around a kilogram of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide being emitted from a coal-fired power station . |
| 26 | From the Board 's viewpoint the negative factors relating to evening courses were concerned mainly with the instructors , who might well be tired after a day 's work and might also be anxious about a long journey home afterwards . |
| 27 | I said that the Occidental are gon na They 'll either willingly pay or they 're going have to pay a lot of compensation to the bereaved and er fund more or less just going to top up any money when it 's probably not going to be necessary in the long run . |
| 28 | I would say that the private sector would be decisive in the long term . |
| 29 | This will be beneficial in the long run , but the EC must assist in the transitional period . |
| 30 | I think that there 's a lot for your Lordship to read but I think it might be beneficial in the long run , it was certainly , our experience has been that it certainly would take time in the long run but to deal with it this way . |