Example sentences of "still [art] long way [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | Soccer it 's claimed is still a long way off finding a cure for violence . |
2 | Guido elaborated , ‘ I 'm afraid I 'm still a long way from forgiving your brother for his irresponsible behaviour . ’ |
3 | We are still a long way from moving from ‘ the polluted pay ’ to ‘ the polluters pay ’ principle . |
4 | The current South African team is still a long way from emulating the 1960s side which could well have claimed World Championship status if they had been able to test their strength against Garry Sobers ' West Indies . |
5 | Dustin Hoffman , Robert Redford , Gene Hackman and Robert De Niro were still a long way from making even their first films . |
6 | Efficiency plateaux are still a long way from becoming a feature of Southern energy economics . |
7 | Scanning the names of judges , senior policemen , politicians , journalists and hoodlums , together with the abrupt manner of their disposal — shot , strangled , dissolved in acid , fed to pigs — the reader is left in little doubt that , although today 's Mafia may have grown into a global enterprise , it is still a long way from joining the ranks of the world 's leading multinationals . |
8 | Despite what may have appeared as the rejuvenation of an all-but-lost career , Solly is still a long way from committing himself to the marathon . |