Sentence examples for basis for a long from inspiring English sources
It did not hold but the "Fox Accord" laid the basis for a long involvement in the island's tortuous politics.
Using corduroy as much as leather as a basis for a long, lean belted jacket, Mr. Benan made a credible collection to enhance the fashion image of Trussardi.
"We're going to see a continued increase on a regular basis for a long period of time, a period of time that's going to outlast the recession, I think, for years".
The study found that people who smoked marijuana on a daily basis for a long period of time — five years or more — had poorer verbal memory in middle age than people who didn't smoke, or who smoked less.
Long-standing negotiations with the Persians over the division of power in Armenia had resulted in a treaty that was to become the basis for a long period of peace on the eastern border.
(In the Sean Penn video, Ritchie responds to an accusation of racism with mock outrage. He says, "My son's half black!") He used this stormy relationship as the basis for a long, bleak song called "Black Chick, White Guy," which appeared on "Devil Without a Cause".
The plumbing from the slop-sink room became the basis for a long-desired powder room.
It also shows how Israel's West Bank barrier relates to the pre-1967 border, which the Palestinians say must be the basis for a long-term peace settlement.
"Although Vattenfall has not disconnected from the electricity grid easily, this agreement avoids disputes and provides a good basis for a long-term future for Vattenfall in the region of Hamburg and a continued good co-operation with Hamburg".
The status of forces agreement has been the subject of intense, complicated negotiations for months, and the Bush administration wants it to be the seal on its war effort in Iraq, providing a basis for a long-term, stable relationship with the new government in Baghdad.
"A Bad Fit for the L.A.U.S.D". is how The Los Angeles Times greeted Mr. Romer's appointment in its lead editorial this morning, saying it was "like choosing a spouse based on which suitor is most eager; it doesn't make the strongest basis for a long-term relationship".
