Long
Meanings and phrases
long
- primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
- primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
- of relatively great height; - Sherwood Anderson
- planning prudently for the future; farseeing; farsighted; foresighted; foresightful; prospicient; longsighted
- holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
- (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
- involving substantial risk
- having or being more than normal or necessary:
- good at remembering; retentive; recollective; tenacious
long
- for an extended time or at a distant time
- for an extended distance
long
- desire strongly or persistently; hanker; yearn
Long Beach
- a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921
Long Island
- an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end
Long Island Sound
- a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
Tai Long
- a branch of the Tai languages; Shan
adv.
- as the end result of a succession or process; ultimately; finally; in the end; at last
adv.
- in the near future; soon; shortly; presently
- I hope this band will be accessible in the west before long.
- The two care for the creature, but before long it appears to be dying.
- Uma falls in love with Prabu and, before long, Prabu begins to love Uma too.
adv.
- of the distant or comparatively distant past; is Scottish; long since; lang syne
- She and Daniel consummate that almost-kiss from long ago.
- Son of Mehring who has left him long ago.
- In the before 1960s, not long ago.
n.
- beech fern of North America and Eurasia; narrow beech fern; northern beech fern; Phegopteris connectilis; Dryopteris phegopteris; Thelypteris phegopteris
n.
- in limbs of vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical bone that contains marrow; os longum
n.
- a telephone call made outside the local calling area; long-distance call; trunk call
- They came from very long distance by forming groups.
- The E8 European long distance path runs over it.
- In 2014 he won the long distance Alpe d'Huez Triathlon.
n.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one; thirteen; 13; XIII; baker's dozen
n.
- a journey over a long distance
- a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; long run
n.
- a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting; vaulting horse; buck
n.
- the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start; broad jump
- a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start; broad jump
- gold medal winner in both long jump and triple jump.
- She placed 8th in the women's long jump F37/38.
- His talent at long jump was discovered by Elna de Beer.
n.
- dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America; Spanish moss; old man's beard; black moss; Tillandsia usneoides
n.
- plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red; cayenne; cayenne pepper; chili pepper; chilli pepper; jalapeno; Capsicum annuum longum
- slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas; Piper longum
n.
- a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together; jointer; jointer plane; jointing plane
n.
- a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; long haul
- In the long run atheism failed to win many souls.
- I believe in the long run God will vindicate me.
- He doubts such a regime can be sustainable in the long run.
n.
- the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein; great saphenous vein
n.
- a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards
- a contestant that is unlikely to win
n.
- an asset of special worth or utility; forte; strong suit; metier; specialty; speciality; strong point; strength
- in a hand, the suit having the most cards
n.
- a prolonged period of time; age; years
- Vaudroques delayed leaving France for a long time.
- For long time the area could not be rehabilitated.
- You should keep your mind stable for a long time.
n.
- a radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kilohertz)
n.
- a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six; whist; short whist
n.
- a farewell remark; adieu; adios; arrivederci; auf wiedersehen; au revoir; bye; bye-bye; cheerio; good-by; goodby; good-bye; goodbye; good day; sayonara
- Liu Dong states, "You have been away for so long".
- It is little wonder that compromise takes so long.
- Strange that this album has been obscure for so long.
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- Implications of long term developmental trajectories.
- Aston Martin needed funds to survive in the long term.
- This form of wiring is known as long term potentiation.
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- They can accommodate a vessel up to long and wide.
- These are up to long and wide, with a wavy margin.
- Their nose-leaf is small, measuring long and wide.
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- The valley has a long history of human habitation.
- The niqab in Egypt has a complex and long history.
- Talley has a long history of seagoing experiences.
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- They arrived at the arena not long before tip-off.
- Bay existed long before the coming of Spaniards.
- They grow up to 4.5 centimeters long before pupating.
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- The needles are finely serrated, and 9–16 cm long.
- Leaves are serrated with a petiole up to 5 cm long.
- These figurines are between 5.4 and 8.7 cm long.
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- However, the steam tramway did not last very long.
- Rhodesian giraffes are tall with very long necks.
- Hugh Masekela did not stay very long in Sophiatown.
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- They arrived at the arena not long before tip-off.
- Redevelopment began not long after World War II.
- However, her father died not long after his release.
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- This has an unusually long period of almost 42 years.
- The Book of Jeremiah grew over a long period of time.
- Yet 'Ěnbāqom next entered a long period of turbulence.
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- If I hang in there long enough my time will come."
- It is long enough to handle four-coach trains.
- But he doubts he will live long enough to make the deal.
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- The tube walls are 10–30 mm long, with thick walls.
- The larva is around 30-60 mm long when fully grown.
- Leaves are 60 to 200 mm long and 40 to 150 mm wide.
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- The village's 3 km long beach is on the Keros Gulf.
- This stone wall around the city was 2.3 km long.
- The ghat, or mountain road, is about 40 km long.
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- An extended final chase also goes on way too long.
- "It's been too long since we last saw each other!"
- ended up being too long at fifty-three pages.
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- It prefers not to be left alone for long periods.
- Now I have to isolate myself for long periods."
- Seraphina would look off dazed for long periods of time.
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- During his long career he received 15 Clio Awards.
- Throughout Bhatt’s long career as a teacher at the M.S.U.
- She switched to acting and had a long career in the theatre.
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- These were the first long range, strategic bombers.
- AMRAAM uses two-stage guidance when fired at long range.
- This obscures the target at long range and the foreground.
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- It has a 7012 feet long and 150 feet wide runway.
- It is 165 feet long with a 43.2-foot wide deck.
- The entrance relief is 75 feet long and ten feet high.
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- It is not known how long the Nisan 14 practice continued.
- ""1:2 Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear?
- Sources vary on how long the siege lasted.
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- The fruit is a capsule about 2 centimeters long.
- Leaves are 1 to 4 centimeters long and wedge-shaped.
- Each flower is between one and two centimeters long.
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- They can accommodate a vessel up to long and wide.
- These are up to long and wide, with a wavy margin.
- They can vary in size up to long and in diameter.
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- Farkas did not last long and returned to Canada.
- He remarked, "How can Zhuge Kongming last long?
- The partnership between the two men did not last long.
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- However, they can leap long distances and heights.
- He cannot project this form over long distances.
- Herds travel long distances to obtain water.
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- This was a long illness, finally breaking in 1931.
- He died on October 20, 2007, after a long illness.
- She died on February 19, 1989 after a long illness.
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- It is 20 minutes long and was shot on 35mm color film.
- Games are 14 minutes long, in two seven-minute halves.
- Each episode is approximately 23 minutes long.
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- It was 65.15 m long, 47.20 m wide and 9.00 m high.
- Its hole was 8.8 m long, 4.8 m wide and 8.1 m high.
- It was 52.60 m long, 5.35 m wide and 8.7 m high.
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- Farkas did not last long and returned to Canada.
- The partnership between the two men did not last long.
- Most icebergs do not last long this far north.
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- Germany has a long tradition of higher education.
- Cuba had a long tradition of celebrating Christmas.
- Sport in Italy Sport in Italy has a long tradition.
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- He is coming from a long line of master cabinetmakers.
- Triratna Man belonged to a long line of Lhasa Newar merchants.
- There's a long line behind this one."
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- The use of satellites has since come a long way.
- He's the greatest player of all time, by a long way.
- But no more than that; Beecke surpasses him by a long way.
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- The bathhouse measures approximately long and wide.
- The Scooter Dragonet grows to approximately long.
- A standard working lead rope is approximately long.
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- The street is 250 metres long and 7.5 metres wide.
- The boat carry 366 passengers and 45 metres long.
- The track is 357 metres long and has a granite surface.
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- On the field, the club has a long list of successes.
- Embury has a long list of side projects.
- A long list of supporting cast members maintain the trilogy.
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- The bath itself is 8 meters wide and 16 meters long.
- These arrows are normally about 2 meters long.
- Its dimensions are 650 meters long by 200 meters wide.
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- He was also part of long running television serial "Shanti".
- The Eifel was joined in 1939 by the first of the long running Taunus range.
- Whitehead, initiated a long running debate on the foundations of mathematics.
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- Australian football has a long association with the ground.
- In 1936, Mahon began a long association with the National Gallery.
- This also marked the beginning of his long association with bassist Bill Putt.
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- In winter the animal grows long hair on the neck.
- Palpi with second joint clothed with long hair.
- no dyed or long hair covering one's ears.
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- He continued to work right up to the end of his long life.
- The brown bear has a naturally long life.
- long life compact semiconductor lasers.
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- Lilanga began a long series of exhibitions.
- It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders.
- His widow, Marjorie, said he had suffered a long series of illnesses.
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- They arrived at the arena not long before tip-off.
- It is not long before they are put into action.
- It is not long before everyone in Springfield has one.
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- "Zieten" was long at the waterline and long overall.
- "Samuel Risley" is long overall with a beam of .
- The boats were long at the waterline and long overall.
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- The two men spent long hours praying in the church.
- Their long hours together sparked a romance.
- They are made to work long hours for little or no money."
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- Cross Bay Boulevard is approximately 7 miles long.
- The outer loop trail around the lake is 10.3 miles long.
- 4 wires, each of which was four miles long.
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- The legs are relatively long and heavily hairy.
- The caudal fin is relatively long and contains 14 rays.
- It has a slow growth rate and relatively long lifespan.
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- After a long battle, the Toa emerged, victorious.
- Shanta died in 2006 after a long battle with cancer.
- After a long battle they were able to annex the fort.
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- The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills.
- They have long legs, and pendent or semipendulous ears.
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- Lutungs have a rather slim build with a long tail.
- But it also has a long tail fin like the Oranda.
- Its body is about 9 cm in length including a 4 cm long tail.
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- Han and Leia fall in love during the long journey.
- They had made this long journey on foot.
- Cohen-Ahnine's lawyer said, "It's a first step in a long journey.
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- The ironworks of the area has a thousand year long history.
- This sundew can grow all year long without any dormancy period.
- He signed one year long contract including option for year more.
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- One of the many long standing residents was the Revd.
- It is a woodland plantation of long standing.
- Lincoln inherited an established government of long standing.
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- The Flettner rotor was seven inches long and winged.
- The bird was typically about six inches long.
- The skate had a blade seventeen inches long.
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- There is a 10 mile long hiking and biking trail.
- Trail #2 was called "Camino Ortolaza" and was 0.5 mile long.
- This trail is 0.4 mile long, it is a medium challenge trail.
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- The adult is between 6 and 7 millimeters long.
- The white flower petals are six to ten millimeters long.
- The fruit is a hairless achene about 8 millimeters long.
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- In 1329, he began a long war with the Republic of Genoa.
- Lilanga began a long series of exhibitions.
- In 1936, Mahon began a long association with the National Gallery.
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- The position is held as long as possible.
- This helps it remain at equilibrium for as long as possible.
- An addiction to keep you in front of a computer for as long as possible.
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- The duration of copulation can be extremely long.
- Some wood-boring beetles can have extremely long life-cycles.
- in length with extremely long brow tine, which form the main beam.
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- A number of strips in the comic have run for a very long time.
- I think it will be a very long time.
- This is largely due to the fact that these pots last a very long time.
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- The manual describing the game is 64 pages long.
- I had never written anything much over two pages long.
- This book is approximately 242 pages long.
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- The head is long and narrow with a flat forehead.
- The snout is elongated making the head long and narrow.
- Leaves are long and narrow, stemming from the basal rosette.
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- Both the glottal stop ⟨ʼ⟩ and long vowels (e.g.
- Bade and Ngizim have long vowels in closed syllables.
- (Hawaiian Braille uses the same convention for its long vowels.)
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- He came from a family long established in Yorkshire.
- Its boundaries were created on 16 October 2003 for the "long established name."
- The boundaries were formally gazetted in January 1999 for "the long established name".
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- Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings.
- They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape.
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- A long time ago, two travellers came from far away...
- She sympathizes with him, but he replies "Well, that's a long time ago.
- The name originates from ""Hayal"" family which settled here a long time ago.
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- They have a long lasting rivalry with neighbours Al-Nasr S.C.
- A rubble-built wall fastened with mortar was strong and long lasting.
- Widespread and long lasting pain are characteristics of many chronic pain syndromes.
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- Structures made of concrete can have a long service life.
- Number of long service trains are starts/ends in Thiruvananthapuram Central.
- They were high-end, expensive vehicles; the cost was justified by long service life.
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- This species of "Oligoryzomys" have small bodies and long tails.
- These are generally rather small mayflies with three long tails.
- Common marmosets are very small monkeys with relatively long tails.
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- It is 124 centimeter long and 110 centimeter wide.
- The pod is generally just over a centimeter long.
- The fruit is a winged capsule about a centimeter long.
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- Sachiko Yamada (swimmer) In long course
- Tomohiro Yamanoi In long course:
- In long course In short course
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- The holotype male is with wings that are long by wide.
- The cargo compartment is long by wide by high.
- The site consists of a shell midden and is long by wide.
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- The character reveal to be Sienna's long lost daughter.
- Her name and accomplishment was for long lost in the Portuguese film history.
- In this episode Conan finds out he has a long lost brother named Eric Ochoa, the most pale of all.
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- Pronotum is twice as long and wide and is narrowed.
- The highway chase was initially planned to be twice as long.
- Generally, tables are rectangles twice as long as they are wide.
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- There are five nasal vowels, also long and short: .
- Ndrumbea has seven oral vowels, long and short.
- Candy Buttons come in two strip sizes: long and short.
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- Not long afterwards, the ship's lone funnel collapsed.
- Not long afterwards, Perez transformed his gym into an MMA gym.
- Al-Dewish was put in prison, and died not long afterwards, possibly by poison.
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- But if he ain't, it don't take long to call the roll."
- Unfortunately, it didn't take long for resistance to begin.
- The two would take long walks together discussing their work.
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- His daughter is the long jumper Haido Alexouli.
- Her mother is former long jumper, Moira Walls.
- He is the brother of Olympic long jumper Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi.
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- This has created a cohesive campus with many long narrow spaces between buildings.
- It was originally a long narrow Norman building from the bell tower to the chancel.
- In this sense, "Commelina tuberosa" is a low-growing plant with long narrow leaves.
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- In that essay, he wrote "A long poem does not exist.
- He wrote a long poem in English named Flemingo.
- Errantry Errantry is a three-page long poem by J.R.R.
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- The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills.
- The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.
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- This has an unusually long period of almost 42 years.
- The lateral sepals are unusually long.
- The primary wing coverts are also unusually long and give a fringed appearance.
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- It consists of three episodes, each an hour long.
- The party emerged unscathed after a 44 hour long trip.
- Breakouts are typically one hour long and generally focus on IT.
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- The petals are long and about wide and curved.
- The petals are long, about wide and usually curve forwards.
- The sepals and petals are long and wide.
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- Here, for those long years, lived a woman in whom hope had died.
- Adelgundes spent long years looking after her paralyzed husband.
- Years with 12 months are called common years, and 13-month years are known as long years.
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- These courses are of short and long duration.
- Companies will occasionally use two types of application blanks, short and long.
- Koasati has three vowels, all of which occur as short and long and can be nasalized.
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- Weedon died on 20 April 2012, following a long illness.
- Bell died in Washington, D.C. following a long illness.
- Joey died in 1999, following a long illness.
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- Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings.
- They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape.
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- Except", the script took a long time to finish.
- “It took a long time to materialise.
- The construction of the parish church took a long time of preparation.
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- FC Kaiserslautern on a season long loan to in August 2014.
- On 27 July 2018 Beavon joined Wrexham on a season long loan.
- It was a season long challenge.
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- The region is 120 kilometers long and up to 40 kilometers wide.
- The wall of the city is about 5 kilometers long and about 5.4 meters thick.
- It was 9 kilometers long, and went from Borysław to the refinery at Drohobycz.
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- This technology underwent a long process of development.
- One long process arising from the base of the flagellum.
- This would facilitate an otherwise long process in Salvadoran politics.
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- Han and Leia fall in love during the long journey.
- Toryism became marginalized during the long period of Whig ascendancy in the 18th century.
- The club metamorphosed during the long tenure of manager Arsène Wenger, appointed in 1996.
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- They are long and wide with a petiole long.
- Adult leaves are the same dull bluish grey on both sides, long and wide, tapering to a petiole long.
- Adult leaves are dull green to grey-green on both sides, lance-shaped and long and wide on a petiole long.
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- Their heads and long wings have black markings.
- They have long wings, short legs and very short bills.
- They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills.
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- It was 63 kilometres long and 4 kilometres wide.
- The city wall was 33.676 kilometres long.
- The line is 31 kilometres long between its terminal stations.
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- It has been such a long time since I dreamt of the Duke of Zhou."
- Upon his defeat, the owner is excited, since he has not been defeated in such a long time.
- Emma is reluctant to leave Lima for such a long time to accompany Will, and they argue, but do not break up.
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- After a long struggle, Norreys gradually got the upper hand.
- Dijkstra died on 6 August 2002 after a long struggle with cancer.
- He might have been gathering supplies for a long struggle in Santander.