Example sentences of "be [verb] for longer " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is indeed true that balance of payments deficits can be sustained for longer than they could a generation ago ; we would have never got this far without a much worse sterling crisis if that were not the case . |
| 2 | As time passed she could be halted for longer and longer intervals , and eventually she forgot her rearing habit altogether . |
| 3 | The result , it now appears , was that local administrators , with important defensive budgets to collect and administer , took advantage of the experience thus gained to develop their own powers in particular when , over a period of some decades , taxes originally levied for short periods came to be collected for longer and longer periods , until they became all but permanently established as part of the regular income of a town or city . |
| 4 | We were very impressed with the machine 's ergonomics , allowing the machine to be used for longer periods than the conventional straight shaft models . |
| 5 | These are techniques that may be used for longer term forecasting , perhaps for periods of two or more years ahead . |
| 6 | A shame , a shambles , a fiasco and a farce ; that 's the damming verdict on this year 's Grand National and the arguments about what went wrong and why will be running for longer than the race . |
| 7 | A player will recover somewhat between matches , but an injured player might need to be rested for longer . |
| 8 | ( f ) IN GENERAL A TUTOR SHOULD RETURN A TEST CORRECTED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF ITS RECEIPT and only in very exceptional circumstances should a test be retained for longer than two weekends . |
| 9 | Principle six states that personal data ‘ shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes ’ . |
| 10 | This treatment should not be maintained for longer periods because of the risks of haemosiderosis , red cell sensitisation and infection associated with transfusion . |
| 11 | Those cocultured on a mesenchyme fibroblastic feeder layer , however , proliferate more readily , and can be maintained for longer intervals in vitro . |
| 12 | Transparencies can be studied for longer periods than drawings on the board , and no time is consumed by drawing during the lesson . |
| 13 | But what is more troubling than the initial rigid fixed term is the fact that warrants may be renewed for longer periods still . |
| 14 | ‘ I am not sure that the extra hours will bring in significant extra business , but staff will have to be paid for longer hours and security will become more of a problem . |
| 15 | As time goes on , if the horse stance is repeated daily , you will discover that the position can be held for longer and longer as your legs become stronger . |