as long as

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Apart from periodic phone calls, they are isolated from their families for as long as a month while they are interrogated by the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the military prosecutor’s office and Russia’s Investigative Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal

"So as long as you focus on getting three points every week, you'll be in a good place."

From BBC

The rotation so far suggests that major indexes like the S&P 500 can in fact stomach some weakness in major tech names, as long as stocks in other sectors can pick up the slack.

From MarketWatch

As you pull out of the driveway, remind them of the gift that keeps on giving: your phone number—as long as they don’t ask you to fix a printer.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It almost seems that it doesn't matter to them who they execute, as long as they send a message to society that there's a zero-tolerance policy on whatever issue they're talking about - whether it's protests, freedom of expression, or drugs," said Ms Basyouni.

From BBC