Example sentences of "there [be] a long tradition of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a long tradition of by-employment , much of it non-agricultural in nature , in Japanese farming families , and the extension of this practice since 1945 — accentuated by the sharp decline of the previously all-important silkworm cultivation — has made part-time farming a dominant feature of the rural sector . |
| 2 | Certainly the word for spirit is female in Hebrew , and there is a long tradition of the divine wisdom being conceived to be feminine . |
| 3 | Compared to the USA , where there is a long tradition of debate about general education ( Squires 1976 ; Gaff 1983 ) , the main influence of the concept of a liberal education in British higher education has probably been on the enactment of the curriculum — on the methods and styles of teaching , the role models and relationships involved , and the general learning ethos and environment . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , there is a long tradition of general education in higher education there ( which suggests that it is England rather than Scotland which is atypical in this respect ) . |
| 5 | It is worth noting that in the USA there is a long tradition of national commissions on the curriculum , as well as a considerable academic literature that has influenced British thinking . |
| 6 | Similarly , there is a long tradition of receipt of state benefits . |
| 7 | There is a long tradition of attending Ballycastle Fair , and some still go . |
| 8 | The nature of language is more complex than amateurs think , and there is a long tradition of scholarship and study to draw upon . |
| 9 | There was a long tradition of regarding trusts as protected by actions in personam ; and it is not likely that jurists were early ( or even late ) prepared to abandon this and make available a real protection in all circumstances . |
| 10 | The most significant developments occurred in Scandinavia where there was a long tradition of limited cooperation , or at least of a belief in a common cultural area which made such cooperation valuable , if not almost inevitable . |
| 11 | Factory girls usually married in their early twenties ; it was unlikely to happen over the age of 25 , and only in textile areas , where there was a long tradition of employment , did women generally prolong their independence , though conditions varied in different industries and areas . |
| 12 | In cotton textile workers ' families , where there was a long tradition of married women 's work , one night a week was usually set aside by husbands and wives as ‘ Mary-Ann night ’ . |