long-running campaign

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long-running
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈlɒŋ.rʌn.ɪŋ/us
/ˈlɑːŋ.rʌn.ɪŋ/
continuing for a ...
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campaign
noun[C]
uk
/kæmˈpeɪn/us
/kæmˈpeɪn/
a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a ...
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Each of the sixteen speeches supported the affirmative resolutions, most claiming vindication of thelong-runningcampaignwaged by their constituents against the coypu.
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More recent discoveries, however, suggest that this was merely a stage in along-runningcampaign.
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I know that he has also played a part in thelong-runningcampaign.
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There has been along-runningcampaignon the issue, and different concerns have been expressed.
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I have no doubt that the invasion has agitated the situation but, as many people have pointed out, it is along-runningcampaign.
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Added to this is thelong-runningcampaignto promote and maintain a high level of public awareness of the beetle.
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There has been along-runningcampaignwith the local newspaper because there have been several horrible, fatal accidents involving cyclists on that stretch of road.
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The reform of our system of public expenditure control is along-runningcampaign.
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There has been along-runningcampaignto have the older tunnel converted into a cycleway, though this scheme has never gained wholehearted council support.
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The road had been subject to along-runningcampaignfor expansion.
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She has also run along-runningcampaignregarding changes to local hospital provision.
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There has been along-runningcampaignto have a by-pass built around the village.
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Most long-running campaigns will eventually develop into a homebrew state, as in house rules, misunderstandings or selective application of rule-system accumulates.
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Although there have been many setbacks, long-running campaigns have resulted in some important successes.
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