Example sentences of "we have a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are going to develop inducements and encouragements for a major expansion of research and development , because if we are going to rival our major competitors we have a long way to go in catching up with them . |
| 2 | We know from our informal discussions with politicians of all shades of opinion that we have a long way to go , but many have been sympathetic to our aims . |
| 3 | A Union of Democratic Forces spokesman , Mr Georgi Spassov , said : ‘ This demonstrates that we have a long way to go before we have true democracy in Bulgaria . ’ |
| 4 | The revolution that resulted in molecular biology enabled us to begin to understand many of the processes in the cell at the molecular level , although it must be stressed that we have a long way to go . |
| 5 | So it is clear we have a long way to go before we can store up all the experiences of humankind . |
| 6 | We have a long way to go before society really shifts in attitude , and both men and women assume that caring is not only a woman 's job . |
| 7 | ‘ We have a long way to go before we are able to record and translate accurately such imprints of ourselves left behind in the void of time . |
| 8 | The sponsorship money will be used to upgrade facilities at the Stoop Memorial Ground because , according to chairman Roger Looker , ‘ We recognise we have a long way to go towards what we consider to be adequate facilities , particularly if we sustain our growth ’ . |
| 9 | Perhaps we are just beginning to see how the brain works , but we have a long way to go . |
| 10 | We have a long and honourable tradition of public service and I know that this quality will prevail in the months ahead . ’ |
| 11 | After all we have a long and tiring afternoon ahead of us ? ’ |
| 12 | So , we have a long , hard task before us . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ We have a long ride ahead of us tomorrow . |
| 14 | This leads me to believe that the questions surrounding male/female relationships are not simple , and we have a long way to go before we can simply pursue the ‘ if only men would ’ formula . |
| 15 | However , we have a long and enduring experience of wider responsibility in the world . |
| 16 | It will be aware also that we have a long , deep and bitter disagreement with the Government over their whole political and security policy in Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | We have a long journey to make to the south . |
| 18 | I do n't know it may be that I 'll be the only member er that talks in terms of a specific Euro seat er in any detail but it does matter in our area and we have a long history of arguing that case . |
| 19 | ‘ You ladies take far too long over your drinks , and we have a long drive ahead of us . ’ |
| 20 | We have a long narrow area and the motorway has cut it in half . |
| 21 | We have a long narrow area and the motorway has cut it in half . |
| 22 | ‘ We have somewhere between £22,000 and £23,000 in the bank and there is cash still to come in , but we have a long way to go . ’ |
| 23 | In an ideal world we would be recycling and re-using everything , but this is n't possible and we have a long way to go before we can turn all our waste into a resource . |