lengthy career

collocation in English

meaningsoflengthyandcareer

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lengthy
adjective
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/ˈleŋ.θi/us
/ˈleŋ.θi/
continuing for a ...
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career
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈrɪər/us
/kəˈrɪr/
the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn ...
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(Definition oflengthyandcareerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She served through both world wars under two different names and also had alengthycareeras a civilian fishing trawler.
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Hislengthycareerended in 2007 due to a neck injury.
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The experience eventually led her into alengthycareerin the film and television industry.
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A total of 27 have been lost or damaged beyond repair through accidents during the aircraft'slengthycareer, the most recent in 2008.
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Through herlengthycareer, she served as a harbor tug, fireboat, cargo transport, training ship, and submarine tender, among other duties.
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He had alengthycareerin a large number of television programmes.
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During hislengthycareer, he was a member of the legislative budget committee.
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From this point she commenced alengthycareerof east coast towing operations.
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The video displays them performing in the studio along with classic photos and clips of the band over theirlengthycareer.
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His association with the trade union movement led to alengthycareerin government service.
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He enjoyed visiting with his fans, and relating many interesting stories from hislengthycareer.
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She had alengthycareerin sideshow performance.
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Afterwards, he went on to alengthycareeras a minor league baseball manager.
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He had alengthycareeras a minor league baseball manager following his playing days.
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She had a verylengthycareeron film and television.
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Hislengthycareer, spanning 1954 to 2003, included the release of 96 albums on several record labels.
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The project and a few short films were the start of hislengthycareer.
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The two have also had alengthycareerin webcomics.
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From then on, he enjoyed alengthycareerof supporting and bit roles (sometimes uncredited) in westerns and detective films.
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In the course of hislengthycareerhe appeared in more than 37 operas.
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