Example sentences of "[noun pl] on a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Isle of Wight cable does without because it transmits monomode signals on a long wavelength ( 1300 nm ) . |
| 2 | Monomode cables carry light signals on a longer wavelength , and will give Mercury the chance to carry four times as much data as is possible on multimode , and over a greater distance . |
| 3 | One way to reduce mobility is to offer promises of long-term employment , with the prospect of wage increases rising by promotion steps on a long ladder of continuous employment . |
| 4 | Their more ample resources also explain why it was least common for such upper-class grandparents to share a house with their grandchildren on a longer basis . |
| 5 | At the end of the test I have to say that I would have been reasonably happy to work with any of the monitors on a long term basis . |
| 6 | General Mao-Tse-Tung was leading an army of 100,000 peasants on a long march south through Sianfu . |
| 7 | Air travellers on a long flight provide another example of ‘ captive respondents ’ . |
| 8 | She , and her fellow patients , were then shown to Anstey Ward , which will accommodate 24 elderly men and women on a long term rehabilitation basis . |