long-standing dispute

collocation in English

meaningsoflong-standinganddispute

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long-standing
adjective
uk
/ˌlɒŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/us
/ˌlɑːŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/
having existed for a ...
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dispute
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈspjuːt/us
/dɪˈspjuːt/
an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a ...
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(Definition oflong-standinganddisputefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We want to turn the page on thislong-standingdispute.
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This is not recent; it is a matter oflong-standingdisputeamongst scientific civil servants.
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We have made progress on a number of trade-related issues, including thelong-standingdisputeover whisky tax.
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We want to encourage both sides by bilateral dialogue to seek to resolve thelong-standingdispute.
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It is not entirely a question of the pay policy; it is along-standingdispute.
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We want to see them again, and to see the end of thislong-standingdispute.
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We would, however, take the view that openness on your part in replying to legitimate questions raised in our letter would be conclusive in resolving thislong-standingdispute.
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Both nations offered important concessions and a solution to thelong-standingdisputeseemed imminent.
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I would be disturbed if any state proliferated in that way, particularly if it was in an area of a good deal of tension and long-standing disputes.
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