Sentence examples for had long requested from inspiring English sources

According to a C.N.P.C. employee, Iraq had long requested Chinese assistance in rebuilding its sports sector, and company officials discussed the program during a visit last year.

When Shockey was traded, as he had long requested, it further demonstrated that the Giants, more than ever, are Coughlin's team.

Columbia's are the only tennis teams in intercollegiate competition that still use clay, or Har-Tru, courts, and players and coaches had long requested the change because many teams refuse to play on Columbia's slower turf.

The same firm has long requested a licence to train the army of Equatorial Guinea, too.

Taiwan did not get the new F-16 fighter planes it has long requested.

Rebels have rarely succeeded in downing helicopters, and have long requested anti-aircraft weapons from western and Arab nations.

In late April the White House promised to give "serious consideration" to selling Taiwan the F-16 C/D jetfighters it has long requested.

But the ruling, the second concerning the inmate's politically delicate case, does not order the government to demand his return to Canada, as he has long requested.

The Roman Catholic church has long requested a "conscience clause" in the legislation that would allow Catholic institutions to be exempt, and the Republican-led Senate has obliged.

Commanders in Afghanistan, such as General David McKiernan, the American commander of Nato-led forces, have long requested as many as three combat brigades - over 10,000 troops.

Asked if the United States planned to provide the Pakistani military with drones, something it has long requested, Mr. Gates replied, "There are some tactical U.A.V.'s that we are considering, yes".