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