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Meanings of continue long in English

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Usage of continue long in English
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It was reasonable, however, to hope that they would not continue long.
Pride and Prejudice
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And the trend is likely to continue long after Tokyo 2020 concludes.
Climbing Magazine
3
Civilian reconstruction efforts would have to continue long after military operations.
Reuters
4
Met Éireann is predicting settled weather that will continue long into next week.
The Irish Times
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But the thing could not, in the nature of the case, continue long.
Tales and Sketches / Part 3 from Volume V of The Works of John G...
6
He who possesses the mother of the state may continue long.
The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics
7
Such a contest could not continue long in such a place.
The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons
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But these doubts were not permitted to continue long in existence.
The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans ...
9
Mr. Chickering did not continue long in business with Mr. Stewart.
Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
10
But so pleasant and peaceful an existence was not destined to continue long.
The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
11
And thus use your frog, that he may continue long alive:
The Compleat Angler
12
This school did not continue long, but another was established the same year.
The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 / A History of the Educ...
13
Jim saw that I should not be able to continue long at it.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
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This state of uncertainty did not, as it will soon appear, continue long.
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 11
15
The mourning will continue long after today, as more of the victims are buried.
News.com.au
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The relationship long predates Brexit and will continue long afterwards.
The Irish Times
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Continue long through the time
Continue long across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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