Sentence examples for had long recognised from inspiring English sources

As the neocons had long recognised, a due respect for the sovereignty of states should not blind you to the character of a regime.

Despite battling against a brain tumour, she got to grips with the ropes from the start, and understood that while prodding the Unionists into accepting a partnership, the key was convincing the men of Sinn Fein and the IRA to fight verbal battles instead of continuing with the destructive urban guerrilla war, which Gerry Adams had long recognised as unwinable.

In the handful of letters Iris wrote at the time, she was able to write of the masochism she had long recognised as part of her sexual and emotional nature, and which had been at the heart of several of her affairs, most notably with Elias Canetti.

The director of communications at GCHQ, Chris Marshall, said the organisation had "long recognised that strict nationality and residency requirements for staff, and the specialist nature of our work, have made it challenging to develop a workforce which represents the diversity of the UK population".

Britain's enemies in continental Europe had long recognised Ireland as a weak point in Britain's defences.

Although originally not legally binding the Charter was frequently cited by the EU's courts as encapsulating rights which the courts had long recognised as the fundamental principles of EU law.

Britain has long recognised the constitutional role of opposition.

The humanitarian sector has long recognised there's a problem.