lengthy proceedings
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflengthyandproceedings
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lengthy
adjective
uk/ˈleŋ.θi/us/ˈleŋ.θi/
continuing for a ...
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proceedings
noun[plural]
uk/prəˈsiː.dɪŋz/us/proʊˈsiː.dɪŋz/
a series of events that happen in a planned and ...
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(Definition oflengthyandproceedingsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thelengthyproceedingswere taken down in shorthand and typing is being completed as rapidly as possible.
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There might be expensive andlengthyproceedings, which would not be to the advantage of the employee.
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It requires a swift remedy; it cannot await thelengthyproceedingsof a conviction.
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The debate that we have had this evening has been one of the best during theselengthyproceedings.
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I certainly do not think that it is always necessary to have suchlengthyproceedingsas at present.
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It is perhaps an occasion for humour during ourlengthyproceedings.
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There is general agreement that the law is unsatisfactory and results inlengthyproceedings, with expert witnesses called on both sides.
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He will recall that there werelengthyproceedingsin the courts — not entirely successful — at the time of the last general revision.
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I understand that cross-frontier negotiations causelengthyproceedings.
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I am afraid that we are starting rather late in the afternoon owing to thelengthyproceedingson the business statement.
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In the course of thelengthyproceedings, all sorts of detailed points—for example, control arrangements and staff supervision—and indeed every conceivable reason for the losses, were exhaustively examined.
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Efforts were made to shorten thelengthyproceedings; the litany was sung during the regalia procession before the start of the service and the sermon was omitted entirely.
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