LENGTHY


Meaning of LENGTHY in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a lengthy absence

The injury may mean a lengthy absence from the team.

a long/lengthy battle

his long battle with alcoholism

a long/lengthy delay

Patients often face long delays in getting the treatment they need.

a long/lengthy description

I didn't want to hear a lengthy description of their holiday.

a long/lengthy period

They had to spend long periods apart.

long/lengthy

Try to be patient through the long process of healing.

long/lengthy

After lengthy negotiations, a compromise was finally reached.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

delay

Drivers faced lengthy delays on the sodden A4 between Newbury and Hungerford.

That means long lines and lengthy delays at skycap stations and ticket counters.

This restrictive covenant is often included in village or rural sites and can result in lengthy delays and extreme frustration.

discussion

Then began lengthy discussions on ways and means.

After lengthy discussion , B telephones her cousin, who is an important politician in the local government.

The second point, which requires a more lengthy discussion , concerns the changing social composition of the electorate.

There was lengthy discussion on which format the Tournament should take as there was no specific programme or rules to follow.

The accused, Eddie Gilfoyle, 32, listened attentively to the lengthy discussions .

Unlike their Soviet counterparts, few western texts indulged in lengthy discussion of a work's subject matter.

Charity commissioners admit they have been in lengthy discussions with Jansen's solicitors about her position with the charitable foundation.

There followed a lengthy discussion on how best to assist future volunteers.

interview

These were avoided, as the homeless mentally ill tend to have a low toleration for lengthy interviews .

It also conducted lengthy interviews with survivors from Hitler's bunker and pieced together the dictator's final hours.

investigation

The Observer newspaper published a lengthy investigation which claimed that there was substantial discrimination by elite regiments against potential black recruits.

letter

They sent her a demo tape and a lengthy letter .

Inside was rather lengthy letter from a nudist who lives next to Bonaventure cemetery.

list

Jackey is the most colourful in a lengthy list of aristocratic thugs, and the Countess provides an element of sophisticated sexuality.

Select Folder from the lengthy list that appears and then click on Edit.

negotiation

Managers tolerated the disturbance and entered lengthy negotiations .

The friendly deal was struck after lengthy negotiations between lawyers and Official Solicitor David Venables, the girl's court-appointed guardian.

period

Some consolidators have been in business a lengthy period , but many come and go.

Ideally, you will be due a lengthy period of notice if your employer wishes you to leave.

It immobilized a lot of capital for a lengthy period , and was not without dangers.

Some displays may remain in place for lengthy periods .

Dean Acheson responded that the unhappy stalemate which had existed for a lengthy period could not be extended.

process

This is hardly surprising as establishing new artists is a costly and lengthy process .

For some, the feeling that they were making progress was all that kept them going through the painful and lengthy process .

The purchase process for a new house, car, cooker or video recorder may have been a quite lengthy process.

I find this a lengthy process , even Nanette Newman's bubbles don't do the job first time.

The preparation of legislation is often a lengthy process .

Macari may find he has to sell before he can buy, so rebuilding could be a lengthy process .

Timing From the original brief to air-date, making a commercial is a lengthy process .

There is no time now to spend on the lengthy process of building flesh and bone.

report

Berret sat down dejectedly to write his lengthy report .

Most set aside a few days or, worse, a single day to write that lengthy report or proposal.

Sunrise Medical said in a lengthy report on the probe, which began in late October.

This could mean the difference between minutes or even hours of work for lengthy reports and proposals.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a lengthy financial report

a lengthy two-volume book

a lengthy , two-volume book on conditions in modern China

Creating a new network system is a lengthy process.

He later completed a lengthy study of Figurative Art.

He was indicted on drug charges after a lengthy investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

Paul should expect a lengthy period of recovery from surgery.

She died of natural causes after a lengthy illness.

The President gave a lengthy address to the nation on CBS last night.

The procedures for bringing a body back for burial are lengthy and complex.

The runways have reopened, but travelers have been warned to expect lengthy delays.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

I intend to have a thoroughly enjoyable and lengthy period without paid work.

Later, he tried to call the reporter near the holidays, and even wrote a lengthy poem.

The lengthy test programme involved laboratory testing and exposure to sea climate.

There are stories of that event also, but it would make this too lengthy .

They were both told of the lengthy queues when they rang to take children there for aid.

With shops filling nearly four square blocks, the walk will be invigorating but not lengthy .

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