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Free sign upThe phrase "adding to the long list" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of contributing more items or points to an existing list of things, often to emphasize the growing nature of that list.
Example: "The recent budget cuts are adding to the long list of challenges we face this year."
Alternatives: "contributing to the extensive list" or "increasing the lengthy list".
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Oprah's, of course -- adding to the long list of Palin lore that you simply couldn't make up.
But the Congressional calendar is adding to the long list of political obstacles that have previously stood in the way of reaching this crucial agreement on next year's federal budget.
Waterhouse took over both the licence and the name in 1994, and has been adding to the long list of major winners to emerge from Tulloch Lodge ever since.
Indeed, adding to the long list of classical board obligations, which includes strategic direction, governance, corporate reporting, executive remuneration, risk management (loosely worded), compliance, ethics, accountability, succession planning, among others, is the growing pressure to own cyber and technological risks, as well as the ever-present perils of moral hazard and human malfeasance.
Since then the First Lady has worn countless Tracy Reese designs -- adding to the long list of A-listers who adore the New York-based designer's collection.
Rather than adding to the long list of challenges facing the development of cities in the coming decades, here is an optimistic outlook that might actually become true if we can turn challenges into opportunities.
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Walking dogs has also been added to the long list of activities that upset the authorities.
The blows continued to rain down and the self-immolation of Tang Fuzhen, 47, was added to the long list of victims of explosive Chinese development.
"Repels tourists" can now be added to the long list of criticism levelled at onshore windfarms that has been shown to be unfounded.
The role of Park Place "adds to the long list of questions surrounding this whole situation," said Michael McKeon, a spokesman for Governor Pataki.
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