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lengthy period

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meanings of lengthyand period


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lengthy
adjective
uk /ˈleŋ.θi/ us /ˈleŋ.θi/
continuing for a ...
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period
noun[C]
uk /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ us /ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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Examples of lengthy period


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For a lengthyperiod he was virtually incapacitated.
These authors remarked on the lengthyperiod between development of cercariae and their emergence.
One of the advantages of this study is the lengthyperiod of time that it covers.
Being the supreme law, a constitution is expected to survive for a lengthyperiod.
The final point made in the preceding paragraph would suggest that groups need to work together over a lengthyperiod.
Equally, they note that the numbers remaining in poverty for a lengthyperiod of time is often over-estimated.
Often those discussions cover a lengthyperiod.
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This is a lengthyperiod of changeover.
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The draft order received full consultation over a lengthyperiod.
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The payments can be spread over a lengthyperiod.
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The attachment here referred to is for a lengthyperiod.
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It is being phased-in over that lengthyperiod.
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It is best to make it a fairly lengthyperiod.
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One must take results over a reasonably lengthyperiod.
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We would not envisage that being a very lengthyperiod.
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They will be subject to a lengthyperiod of negotiation.
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Their fluency leads us to suspect that a lengthyperiod of bilingualism may have existed from the earliest days of contact.
However, slow titration to reach an effective dosage has its own drawbacks, including patients discontinuing treatment during the often lengthyperiod before an effective dosage is reached.
No doubt, it will be maintained over quite a lengthyperiod.
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Any reduction in their income for a lengthyperiod means the collapse of their whole world.
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First, a lengthyperiod of inactivity would have been bad for the morale of the band.
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A lengthyperiod would tend to put a stop on the consideration of alternatives.
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In confronting this lengthyperiod what is likely to be the financial background?
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This man had a lengthyperiod of illness and lost his work.
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