long period

collocation in English

meaningsoflongandperiod

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long
adjective
uk
/lɒŋ/us
/lɑːŋ/
continuing for a large amount ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition oflongandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflong period

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The lastlongperiodof increased firing occurred spontaneously.
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There are some striking continuities over thislongperiod.
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And, for alongperiodbefore the limit was 20%.
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We do need a term for this category of towns in thislongperiod.
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How did its wealth or poverty change over the verylongperiodcovered by this book?
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This difference becomes apparent after alongperiodof biological evolution.
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In such broods larvae are found whose development is arrested over a relativelylongperiod.
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This was customary for a verylongperiod, as shown by the subsequent statement.
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Therefore, ethnic dynamics must be considered over alongperiodof time.
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This category included persons with manual occupations requiring a relativelylongperiodof apprenticeship or experience.
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The symbolic level is achieved later through reflection over alongperiod.
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The first two predictions can only be verified or refuted over alongperiodof time.
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This figure appears to have been stable for alongperiod.
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They were used for alongperiod, often covering several centuries.
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Oocysts are excreted by cats and can survive in the environment for alongperiod.
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The new radical right, in contrast, emerged from alongperiodof peace.
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Such talk must be frequent, over alongperiodof time.
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A second limitation may be the relativelylongperiodof three years between the measurements.
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We went through alongperiodwhere we had guaranteed casting within the group.
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When used for alongperiodof time, the tubes either break or wear out.
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Thus, hippocampal oligodendrocytes might influence neuronal activity over a wide area and over alongperiod.
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So also the construction industry's organization has been relatively invariant - continuously - for an equallylongperiod.
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Moreover, past tense forms are almost always in the minority for alongperiodof time.
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These cultures remained sterile and could be observed over alongperiod(two months).
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Naturally, over such alongperiod, there is some evolution in his ideas.
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