Example sentences of "to [be] a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present they ‘ share ’ the offence of indecent assault with many minor forms of misconduct , such as giving an unwanted kiss or fondling clothes being worn by someone else , for which the penalty is likely to be a long way down the scale . |
| 2 | It was a good thing I did meet him , as the Well of Lunatics proved to be a long way away . |
| 3 | We appear to be a long way from finding effective means of primary prevention of attempted suicide . |
| 4 | ‘ It seems to be a long way . ’ |
| 5 | Despite the confident appeals , the bat seemed to be a long way away from the ball |
| 6 | ‘ But they do seem to be a long way off . |
| 7 | The day when Britain 's independent power producers will be able to sell competitively and freely into a European grid as a matter of right would seem to be a long way off , despite the fact that this was all supposed to have been in place by the end of 1992 . |
| 8 | Among the controversial issues which any negotiations would have to address were the following [ see also p. 36837 for so-called " Harare declaration " on ANC proposals for future negotiations , and p. 36912 for earlier policy guidelines ] : ( i ) nationalization : in press interviews in the days following his release , Mandela had reasserted the ANC 's stated policy of nationalizing certain sectors of the economy , including mines — this immediately provoked sharp falls on South African financial markets [ see also p. 37176 ] ; ( ii ) the armed struggle : Mandela had refused to renounce this policy , repeating on Feb. 14 that government installations were legitimate targets for sabotage [ ibid. ] ; ( iii ) power-sharing : the government and the ANC still appeared to be a long way apart on interpretation — the ANC for its part was not prepared to accept an arrangement similar to the current tri-cameral parliament ; ( iv ) sanctions : Mandela had already stated that " the conditions for which sanctions are being applied still exist " and thus there was no need for a review of the question [ for UK Prime Minister 's unilateral decision to break EC agreement on voluntary sanctions see below ] . |
| 9 | Even though Climent and Bardolet appear to be a long way in front — over 250 points — Meeke explains that Spain uses a European-style co-efficient scoring system . |