Example sentences of "is a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a long way short of defining the format , but gives the flavour . |
| 2 | Rodgers knows there is a long way to go before the big one in December , but he has the makings of a strong , hard pack and the chance of additional talent behind them providing injury does not intervene . |
| 3 | Twickenham is a long way away and the message from the North is that the Rugby Football Union needs to plough more resources into its missionary work in the area . |
| 4 | The North Riding is a long way from London . |
| 5 | MOTHERWELL Civic Hall is a long way from Las Vegas , but when Gary Jacobs defends his Commonwealth welterweight title there tonight against Donovan Boucher , the Canadian champion , he will be aiming to take the international spotlight from old stagers like Lloyd Honeyghan and Kirkland Laing . |
| 6 | The Coral Welsh National may be his next race , although he is a long way out of a handicap . |
| 7 | Extending the debate over minimum standards to new trading partners in the East is a long way off . |
| 8 | It is a long way from that to his limp affirmation of the central tenets of Islam . |
| 9 | London futures prices rose 15% to £670 ( $1,170 ) a tonne , but fell within hours : coffee is plentiful and a new international deal on export quotas is a long way off . |
| 10 | But there is a long way to go . |
| 11 | But it is a long way from the recognition of such local features to the interpretation of whole scenes . |
| 12 | This tool is a long way from the cheapest heat guns . |
| 13 | This is the best that can be hoped for , even if it is a long way from a fully satisfying life . |
| 14 | Clearly there is a long way to go , and this lack of financial resources is not helping . |
| 15 | But there is a long way to go . |
| 16 | This is a long way from Dicey 's reliance on them as the guardians of our rights . |
| 17 | There is a long way to go . |
| 18 | This is never an easy matter and the mere attendance of students at a meeting can create the impression of real involvement when this is a long way from reality . |
| 19 | In practice , our solution is a long way from effective . |
| 20 | It is a long way from swings and roundabouts . |
| 21 | And I was going to consult you , but really Algeria is a long way away , and you never seem to be in Paris … so , yes , I sold some rather boring stock that was as safe as Fort Knox and about as immobile , and invested in de Chavigny . |
| 22 | One does n't want to wallow in the nostalgia trap so temptingly set by TV Heaven and its bebow-tied host Frank Muir ( though they show Honor Blackman in her Avengers leather kit , it 's hard to resist ) , but Old Boy Network is a long way from The Likely Lads . |
| 23 | Which is where Wales would love to be now — though , not withstanding the obvious improvement , there is a long way to go before the benefit of a more productive line-out provided by Anthony Copsey and Gareth Llewellyn and more solid scrummage based on Mike Griffiths , Garin Jenkins and Laurance Delaney is complemented by corresponding forward mobility and the consequent winning of clean , quick loose ball . |
| 24 | That is a long way from the Chancellor 's unsubstantiated allegation yesterday that tabloid newspapers ‘ encourage people to tell unsubstantiated allegations ’ . |
| 25 | He added : ‘ She is going to make it but there is a long way to go and she is still seriously ill . |
| 26 | Downing Street admitted : ‘ There is a long way to go . |
| 27 | ‘ It would be stupid to rule out promotion because there is a long way to go and we are now looking a decent team , ’ he said . |
| 28 | But Pipe said : ‘ The Gold Cup is a long way away and we 'll just have to see what happens in the meantime . ’ |
| 29 | We have surprised even ourselves this season , but there is a long way to go yet . ’ |
| 30 | The Water People has already received a lot of good reviews , and Simpson is a long way into his next project , a sort of autobiography . |