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They can lie dormant for decades, long after a conflict has ended.

Most Britons have been hostile to immigration for decades, long before the waves of EU migration in the last decade.

For decades, long after there were cures for leprosy, the Japanese government forced lepers to live in isolation.

Mr. Arnold and many of his clients have been connoisseurs of vintage appliances for decades, long before the current craze.

"This crew has been pushing innovation relentlessly for decades, long before the term became fashionable with the rest of the world," he says.

China has been tracking the developmental pitfalls experienced by generations of only children for decades, long before we in the West started paying attention.

FOR decades, long-underwear makers have succeeded in keeping winter athletes warm and dry, but their garments failed to fit well.

After crying in the wilderness for decades, long-time advocates for Drug War reform are finally seeing the tide of public opinion turn: a Pew report from earlier this year found that 67% of the country thought the government should focus on providing treatment to users of hard drugs, while only 26% thought the focus should be on criminal prosecution.

The two extant regional telecommunications companies, Telecom and Telefónica, in 1989 90 had replaced the state-owned Entel company, which was notorious for decade-long waits for installations.

The dollar actually appreciated in real terms in the 1990s, causing a 30% decline in the gold price -- which proved bullish for decade-long gains in U.S. stock prices (+305%), industrial production (+50%), employment (+16%), real median income (+10%).

For many decades, long before Uber and Airbnb, the private sector has proven unable to consistently absorb the available labour force in meaningful employment.