Humans have been on the move for a long time.

When a loved one dies, they grieve for a long time.

As a result, poverty in poor countries persists over long periods of time.

For a long time, Europe has underestimated its weight and importance.

For the longest time people have regarded science and humanities as being distinct.

I am sorry I did not write to you for such a long time.

Many have suffered oppression and misery for a long period of time under the rule of colonialism.

For a long time, these two issues seemed to be at odds.

Few other areas in the world have been deemed an economic miracle for so long.

Economic growth has never been so fast over such a long period.

For a long time, biologists were puzzled by this behavior, wondering how it could be possible.

The seasonal monsoons came late and temperatures continued to climb for too long.

I had to wait for Tom's reply for a long time, but it was worth it.

But the patterns are systematic, with consequences that unfold gradually, and painfully, over time.

A victory for Yanukovych now may be the last free vote Ukraine sees for a long time.

Furthermore, Putin himself is interested in preserving uncertainty with regard to his successor for as long as possible.

This argument, long discredited, resonates in the actions of the Iraqi insurgents and their fanatical allies.

Another major problem is measuring progress in a given country over time.

The irony of Iranian officials belonging to social networks that are blocked in the country has long been acknowledged by Iranians.

Is this why I never knew what was going on in my hometown for such a long time, Sir?

The candidate, Silvana Boneva, a long term member of parliament, didn't win her race that year.

Both are master politicians who remained popular and served long terms in office.

Both are master politicians who remained popular and served long terms in office. Both are conservative and nationalistic, advocating the revision of the constitution and an assertive political and military role for Japan abroad.

Costs continue to climb, but nothing seems to contain their growth for very long.

After all, some women have long had the strength and the will to make it to the top.

It's odd being in here after so long.

Developing countries have long provided a vital global public good maintaining global environmental assets.

Finally, different clans around the president have long been trying to promote their own candidates for succession.

I had long argued that the notion of decoupling was a myth the evidence now corroborates that view.

Most rulers of Europe were engaged in wars of their own and could not leave their countries for any length of time.

China has long invested heavily in higher education and technology now it is striving to create world class institutions.

America has long won the contest, but in the next few years, China will claim that dubious honor.

Two devoted organisers of this event, Arif Arian and Zakia, who had worked with the street children for a long time, are now arrested.

On the Palestinian side, this is part of a deeper phenomenon a longstanding failure to create the institutional structures necessary for nation building.

For example, the Iranian Writers Association was suppressed during years when Mr. Rouhani himself was the head of the Supreme National Security Council.

Here, Europe acts like America, which has long talked the rhetoric of free trade, while its actions have long ignored the principles.

But, having been used to keep state owned enterprises afloat for too long, the banks are essentially insolvent.

For a long time, Indian literature, especially in English, was dominated by a clique who wrote mainly for a niche audience and literary recognition.

Maria has been living and training in Switzerland for a very long time.

Domestic violence has long been a taboo subject in Armenian circles.

Did you talk for a long time?

I have been silent for a long time.

I have been silent for a long time.

This approach demands an understanding that progress will not be steady over time, because discoveries rest on extensive preparatory work.

Africa has long suffered under the belief that passionate tribal attachments are inefficient, irresponsible, and inhumane. Ever since they colonized Africa, Europeans have railed against tribalism, whilst simultaneously pitting one tribe against another whenever this suited their purposes.