lengthy journey
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflengthyandjourney
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lengthy
adjective
uk/ˈleŋ.θi/us/ˈleŋ.θi/
continuing for a ...
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journey
noun[C]
uk/ˈdʒɜː.ni/us/ˈdʒɝː.ni/
the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in ...
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(Definition oflengthyandjourneyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In addition to the cost of the tolls, people have to make alengthyjourneyto access health care, especially cancer treatment.
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For my constituents, it would add further to an alreadylengthyjourney.
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Such congestion can add between an hour and a half and two hours to an alreadylengthyjourney.
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Sometimes it will mean alengthyjourneyto the nearest centre and, owing to this, it is not always possible to return them in a short time.
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Collins painful andlengthyjourneyfrom homelessness and abject poverty to acclaimed painter informs meaning into each of her deeply layered works.
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This necessitated alengthyjourneyto work.
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There are many reports of calves being brought to market and sent on lengthy journeys to faraway slaughterhouses.
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Despite that uncertainty, it seems very likely that the rapid and extensive spread of the disease was due to multiple journeys and lengthy journeys.
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They involve lengthy journeys for the women and undoubtedly cause strain for them at a difficult time.
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For many families this is compounded by the financial implications of lengthy journeys and arranging child care for other children in the family.
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I do not favour them for lengthy journeys—say above 20 miles.
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Remand prisoners, who are of course unconvicted and may never be found guilty, would continue to be subjected to inordinately lengthy journeys to and from court.
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