Sentence examples for lasted for a decade from inspiring English sources

Commercial development of coalbed methane (CBM) in China has lasted for a decade.

His final term, which lasted for a decade, was marked by intermittent Indian wars.

His fortunes improved minimally during the Musharraf years, which lasted for a decade after the 1999 coup d'état.

Their performing partnership lasted for a decade, and both of their television careers faltered after they split.

In the mid-seventies, William Shawn, in a drama that lasted for a decade, began to speak of Schell as his successor.

It was front-page news for weeks, and the eccentric Fischer's triumph produced a chess boom in the west that lasted for a decade.

The G-Zero may only last for a decade or so, but in that time, he warns, it will be "an incubator of catastrophe".

The likelihood that a marriage would last for a decade or more decreased by six percentage points if the couple had cohabited first, the study found.

Longevity is essential for electric-car batteries, which are designed to last for a decade and have to survive harsh conditions on the road.

That year, Santos made his first appearance for Brazil, striking up a polished full-back partnership with his eminent and slightly older namesake Nilton Santos – to whom he was not related – which would last for a decade.

With many emergencies likely to last for a decade or more – as the crises in Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Iraq indicate – organisations should be better prepared to operate over the long haul, said the report's authors.