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The phrase "a decade to complete" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the time required to finish a project, task, or process that spans ten years.
Example: "The construction of the new bridge took a decade to complete, significantly impacting the local economy."
Alternatives: "ten years to finish" or "a ten-year duration to finalize".
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The entire project is estimated to take at least a decade to complete.
The project could cost up to $1.5 billion and take a decade to complete.
The 760-page document, written by Father O'Donnell, took close to a decade to complete.
The entire project is expected to take a decade to complete.
It could take a decade to complete, if it ever is.
An abridged version of her doctoral thesis, the book took a decade to complete.
The Fonte Gaia, begun in 1408, took more than a decade to complete.
The building cost just over a billion pounds and took a decade to complete.
The pool has not been gestating since Unisphere days, but it did take almost a decade to complete.
At age 53, this is Bond's first novel, and it took her more than a decade to complete.
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The project will take at least a decade to complete and require Speyer to shell out an additional $2 billion to build enormous platforms that cross the tracks and serve as a foundation for his towers.
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