adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a long-running dispute (= continuing for a long time )
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India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan
long-running debate (= continuing for a long time )
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the long-running debate about the future of our inner cities
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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debate
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More importantly, however, they have given added urgency to the long-running debate about the future of Britain's inner cities.
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This is a long-running debate which will not be documented here.
dispute
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But a long-running dispute by benefit staff forced the council to put back its own deadline for thousands of outstanding benefit claims.
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Police would not speculate on a motive, except to say that Avanesian had a long-running dispute with his wife.
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Franlow maintains Mrs Taylor was dismissed after a long-running dispute with the manageress.
feud
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The game also allowed the long-running feud between Limpar and Derby midfield player Mark Pembridge to continue.
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It was the beginning of a long-running feud which rumbled on throughout the war and beyond.
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a long-running FBI investigation
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The long-running musical "Jesus Christ Superstar' is to close after more than 3,000 performances.
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The action is the latest in a long-running battle between the US and Canada relating to Cuban relations.
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The proposal would end a long-running dispute between the Internal Revenue and the petroleum producers.
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Lawrence leaves for a holiday this weekend but hopes to complete the long-running Jon Gittens deal on his return in July.
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Police would not speculate on a motive, except to say that Avanesian had a long-running dispute with his wife.
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Tensions flared in the long-running Senate Whitewater hearings Thursday as a former Arkansas securities commissioner testified that she warned then-Gov.
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The game also allowed the long-running feud between Limpar and Derby midfield player Mark Pembridge to continue.
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The incident followed long-running jibes between Snell and listeners about the industrial town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
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Their reservations were voiced at the long-running Sizewell public inquiry, where the Suffolk local authorities have just finished their evidence.
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This had all the makings of another long-running acrimonious dispute, when again wider political events quite unexpectedly overtook the controversy.