long-standing

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“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is leaving the air come May, signaling the end of CBS’ long-standing relationship with the late-night talk show.

From Los Angeles Times

The election result forced the DA and ANC, considered long-standing arch-rivals, to put aside their differences and work together.

From BBC

Co author Prof. Dr. Paraskevi Nomikou of the University of Athens adds: "This long-standing cooperation made it possible to jointly manage the events at the beginning of the year and to analyse them so precisely from a scientific point of view. Understanding the dynamics in this geologically highly active region as accurately as possible is crucial for the safety and protection of the population."

From Science Daily

"This study helps move the conversation beyond the long-standing debate over low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diets," said Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JACC.

From Science Daily

“Um, you know, I think that, uh, this is such a, you know, I think that this is a, um, this is of course a very long-standing, um, policy of the United States. Uh and I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point and we want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation and for that question to even arise.”

From The Wall Street Journal