long-standing
Example Sentences
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The state’s unfunded liability for vacation and other leave owed to employees has ballooned in recent years to $5.6 billion, fueled by generous time-off provisions and a long-standing failure to enforce policies that cap most employees’ vacation balances at 640 hours.
From Los Angeles Times
It was in a position to use the inflation spiral to its advantage, allowing the central bank to finally unwind its long-standing quantitative easing program.
She also defeated a long-standing tendency for horror films to be ignored when it comes time to hand out the golden statuettes.
From Barron's
Many of them grew up with the long-standing belief that the U.S. is more technologically advanced and abundant in resources than any other place on earth—only for that notion to be shattered in 60 seconds via a random Zhejiang resident’s “day in the life” vlog.
From Slate
U.S. pharmaceutical companies with long-standing ties to Chinese providers may need three to five years to transfer technology and validate new suppliers.
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