long-standing

Example Sentences

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He said long-standing questions about Chávez’s record “led a lot of us to turn away from his folkloric status.”

From Los Angeles Times

One long-standing question is whether agriculture spread mainly through migrating farmers or through local groups adopting crops and techniques.

From Science Daily

The study also resolves a long-standing contradiction about the SMC's gas.

From Science Daily

A long-standing critic said "it is better to cringe and do a U-turn than do the wrong thing".

From BBC

It “reflects UC Berkeley’s long-standing values and objectives when it comes to combating abhorrent antisemitic expression, harassment, and discrimination when it occurs on the Berkeley campus,” Mogulof said.

From Los Angeles Times