adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a lengthy absence
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The injury may mean a lengthy absence from the team.
a long/lengthy battle
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his long battle with alcoholism
a long/lengthy delay
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Patients often face long delays in getting the treatment they need.
a long/lengthy description
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I didn't want to hear a lengthy description of their holiday.
a long/lengthy period
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They had to spend long periods apart.
long/lengthy
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Try to be patient through the long process of healing.
long/lengthy
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After lengthy negotiations, a compromise was finally reached.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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delay
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Drivers faced lengthy delays on the sodden A4 between Newbury and Hungerford.
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That means long lines and lengthy delays at skycap stations and ticket counters.
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This restrictive covenant is often included in village or rural sites and can result in lengthy delays and extreme frustration.
discussion
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Then began lengthy discussions on ways and means.
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After lengthy discussion , B telephones her cousin, who is an important politician in the local government.
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The second point, which requires a more lengthy discussion , concerns the changing social composition of the electorate.
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There was lengthy discussion on which format the Tournament should take as there was no specific programme or rules to follow.
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The accused, Eddie Gilfoyle, 32, listened attentively to the lengthy discussions .
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Unlike their Soviet counterparts, few western texts indulged in lengthy discussion of a work's subject matter.
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Charity commissioners admit they have been in lengthy discussions with Jansen's solicitors about her position with the charitable foundation.
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There followed a lengthy discussion on how best to assist future volunteers.
interview
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These were avoided, as the homeless mentally ill tend to have a low toleration for lengthy interviews .
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It also conducted lengthy interviews with survivors from Hitler's bunker and pieced together the dictator's final hours.
investigation
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The Observer newspaper published a lengthy investigation which claimed that there was substantial discrimination by elite regiments against potential black recruits.
letter
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They sent her a demo tape and a lengthy letter .
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Inside was rather lengthy letter from a nudist who lives next to Bonaventure cemetery.
list
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Jackey is the most colourful in a lengthy list of aristocratic thugs, and the Countess provides an element of sophisticated sexuality.
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Select Folder from the lengthy list that appears and then click on Edit.
negotiation
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Managers tolerated the disturbance and entered lengthy negotiations .
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The friendly deal was struck after lengthy negotiations between lawyers and Official Solicitor David Venables, the girl's court-appointed guardian.
period
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Some consolidators have been in business a lengthy period , but many come and go.
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Ideally, you will be due a lengthy period of notice if your employer wishes you to leave.
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It immobilized a lot of capital for a lengthy period , and was not without dangers.
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Some displays may remain in place for lengthy periods .
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Dean Acheson responded that the unhappy stalemate which had existed for a lengthy period could not be extended.
process
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This is hardly surprising as establishing new artists is a costly and lengthy process .
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For some, the feeling that they were making progress was all that kept them going through the painful and lengthy process .
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The purchase process for a new house, car, cooker or video recorder may have been a quite lengthy process.
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I find this a lengthy process , even Nanette Newman's bubbles don't do the job first time.
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The preparation of legislation is often a lengthy process .
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Macari may find he has to sell before he can buy, so rebuilding could be a lengthy process .
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Timing From the original brief to air-date, making a commercial is a lengthy process .
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There is no time now to spend on the lengthy process of building flesh and bone.
report
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Berret sat down dejectedly to write his lengthy report .
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Most set aside a few days or, worse, a single day to write that lengthy report or proposal.
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Sunrise Medical said in a lengthy report on the probe, which began in late October.
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This could mean the difference between minutes or even hours of work for lengthy reports and proposals.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a lengthy financial report
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a lengthy two-volume book
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a lengthy , two-volume book on conditions in modern China
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Creating a new network system is a lengthy process.
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He later completed a lengthy study of Figurative Art.
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He was indicted on drug charges after a lengthy investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Paul should expect a lengthy period of recovery from surgery.
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She died of natural causes after a lengthy illness.
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The President gave a lengthy address to the nation on CBS last night.
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The procedures for bringing a body back for burial are lengthy and complex.
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The runways have reopened, but travelers have been warned to expect lengthy delays.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I intend to have a thoroughly enjoyable and lengthy period without paid work.
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Later, he tried to call the reporter near the holidays, and even wrote a lengthy poem.
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The lengthy test programme involved laboratory testing and exposure to sea climate.
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There are stories of that event also, but it would make this too lengthy .
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They were both told of the lengthy queues when they rang to take children there for aid.
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With shops filling nearly four square blocks, the walk will be invigorating but not lengthy .