long-standing problem
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-standingandproblem
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long-standing
adjective
uk/ˌlɒŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/us/ˌlɑːŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/
having existed for a ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɒb.ləm/us/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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Infiltration had been along-standingproblem.
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The homeless acceptances are the acute symptoms of thislong-standingproblem.
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The question of the third one-third, the final third, of the fixed-term sentence is a very well-known andlong-standingproblem.
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That is along-standingproblem, which has gone on for years and years and remains unsolved to this day.
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Illiteracy in our society is along-standingproblem.
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He is also right to emphasise that it is along-standingproblem.
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There has, of course, been along-standingproblemin the car industry as in other parts of our industry.
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The report also mentions thelong-standingproblemthat small and medium-sized enterprises are too often unaware of university resources.
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The two are separate; we are dealing with them as separate things and putting in place a managed programme to resolve along-standingproblem.
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I am aware that there is a fundamental andlong-standingproblem.
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The shortage of qualified mathematics teachers is along-standingproblem, but the position has improved.
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This is along-standingproblemwhich requires action on a number of fronts.
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I emphasise that we are dealing here with along-standingproblem.
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This area has a particularlylong-standingproblemfrom which it has had only relatively a temporary release.
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This is along-standingproblemand has not just cropped up in the past few months or weeks.
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I am personally more confident now that a timely solution to thislong-standingproblemmay be at last within our grasp.
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She said that it was along-standingproblem.
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It is along-standingproblembecause it is not an easy one to solve.
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They are a major step forward in dealing with thislong-standingproblem.
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That is the secure basis for legislation on thislong-standingproblem.
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