Sentence examples for date back long from inspiring English sources

A keen student of visual comedy, Justin's inspirations date back long before the 1970s.

Recent work has suggested that the group's origins date back long before the death of the dinosaurs.

It was not clear how many years the payments covered, but they appeared to date back long before the beginning of the Kassar case.

They date back long before the formation of Breitbart News to his alleged discriminatory practices as a young New York City real estate developer in the early 1970s.

It was assumed that their close social, economic, and ecological relationships with neighboring agricultural societies did not date back long, and that they had previously lived solely through foraging wild forest products.

The military has a long history of alcohol use, dating back long before my time.

So France, which was beset with internal rifts dating back long before this World Cup, heads for the departure lounge.

Her sensibilities may seem a throwback to the 60's, but she takes a view in her writings and conversations that dates back long before Bob Dylan.

A statement on the club website said:  "On behalf of the club, the Pozzo family acknowledges that Sean's positive contribution to Watford FC dates back long before his appointment as manager in June 2011.

That number ranked only 16th on the list, but Blunt's financial connection to Betsy DeVos is far deeper and dates back long before Blunt became a U.S. Senator.

ID-free travel within the Nordic region — long a popular magnet for migrants due to its high standards of living and generous social welfare benefits — dates back long before the Schengen accord to the 1950s, when Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland signed a passport union.