Sentence examples for it was long standing from inspiring English sources
For others it was long standing social pressures that clouded their spirits.
On Wednesday a spokesman for the Morrison said it was long-standing government practice not to confirm or comment on reports of individual acts of self-harm, but there was no basis to the claims of self-harm or attempted suicide.
"The situation is being constantly monitored between the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland and colleagues in England, and any further assistance required will be given careful consideration". An Acpos spokesman said it was long-standing practice not to discuss the number of officers or types of equipment involved in "mutual aid" deployments.
It has been long standing practice in molecular biology to classify proteins and their biochemical interactions into pathways.
This state influence is long standing however.
In other communities, the tension may not be as acute, although in some places it is long-standing.
A GCHQ spokesman said: "It is long-standing policy that we do not comment on intelligence matters.
The issue of whether short chain branches in polyethylene are tolerated within the crystalline component, or rejected from it, is long-standing and controversial.
A spokesman for GCHQ said: "It is long-standing policy that we do not comment on intelligence matters.
The superstition was long-standing.
