long-running debate

collocation in English

meaningsoflong-runninganddebate

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long-running
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈlɒŋ.rʌn.ɪŋ/us
/ˈlɑːŋ.rʌn.ɪŋ/
continuing for a ...
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debate
noun
uk
/dɪˈbeɪt/us
/dɪˈbeɪt/
(a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people ...
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This was part of thelong-runningdebateabout the costs and benefits of the ver y large scale of overseas investment.
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As we noted earlier, thelong-runningdebatebetween realists and liberals has at least produced agreement on the core reason for their dispute.
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Meanwhile, there has been along-runningdebateabout whether affective response in music is determined more by cultural tradition than by the inherent qualities of music.
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Of course, there has always been along-runningdebateabout whether one should call it "unearned" income.
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So what does the report recommend that is different, that adds value to this verylong-runningdebate?
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I can only imagine that it has been devised in an attempt to appease both sides in thislong-runningdebate.
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There has been along-runningdebate.
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That has been along-runningdebate.
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His accounts and presentations sparked along-runningdebatein the geological community on the subject of glaciation.
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Theirlong-runningdebatecontinues to resonate in the deaf community today.
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There is along-runningdebateamong barbecue enthusiasts over the merits of different fuels.
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His analysis identified mammoths and mastodons as distinct species, different from any living animal, and effectively ended along-runningdebateover whether a species could go extinct.
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The term dates to the beginnings of classical economics in the late 18th century, and there is along-runningdebateon the existence, causes, and solutions of a general glut.
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Its recipe remains a general secret with long-running debates on whether the icing contains raspberries or strawberries.
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