long-standing commitment
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-standingandcommitment
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long-standing
adjective
uk/ˌlɒŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/us/ˌlɑːŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/
having existed for a ...
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commitment
noun
uk/kəˈmɪt.mənt/us/kəˈmɪt.mənt/
a promise or firm decision to ...
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(Definition oflong-standingandcommitmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Subversive ideologies often remained subordinate to colonial elites'long-standingcommitmentto incremental reform and collaboration with metropolitan reformers.
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The presentation of today's reports demonstrates again thelong-standingcommitmentwe have to young people.
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Over many years he has had along-standingcommitmentto animal welfare and animal rights issues.
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I have along-standingcommitmentto speak to a group of senior officers, both serving and retired.
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I know of his interest andlong-standingcommitmentto our postal services.
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We have along-standingcommitmentto give people greater freedom to explore open countryside.
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That has been an explicit andlong-standingcommitment.
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He had to leave the debate early because of along-standingcommitment.
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Along-standingcommitmentthis evening may make it impossible for me to be here for the whole of this debate.
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My noble friend would have liked to be here to speak today but unfortunately he is unavoidably detained by along-standingcommitment.
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Up to now, both parties have been expert in explaining the other party'slong-standingcommitment.
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We have along-standingcommitmentto angling and the protection of the aquatic environment.
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There is an equallylong-standingcommitmentto research into the alternative systems.
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There has been along-standingcommitmentto build and fund 16 functional mentally ill elderly beds from straightforward development moneys.
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Whether it is partitioned or not, there is along-standingcommitmentahead of us.
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I was prevented from being here by along-standingcommitment.
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I pay tribute to hislong-standingcommitmentto the solution of urban conflict and deprivation.
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We have along-standingcommitmentto secure a fair deal for women and to remove discrimination in occupational pension schemes.
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We all know of his genuine, deep andlong-standingcommitmentto the interests of disabled people.
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In so doing, we accepted that it was bound to mean a delay in implementing ourlong-standingcommitmentto reduce income tax still further to 20p in the pound.
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