Sentence examples for long standing in from inspiring English sources

The one ethnic minority of long standing in Spain is the Roma (Gypsies), who are known in Spain as Gitanos.

Long, standing in the dock in a grey suit and blue tie, nodded his thanks to the seven women and five men.

Now, as then, there are some highly respected Chinese restaurants of long standing in many major cities, but few of them boast the celebrity chefs or innovative ideas that can influence the wider gastronomic conversation.

J. T. Mullen, a private detective of long standing in Manhattan, recalled just such a case, one in which a New York businessman — with a love of actual running — tried to flee his wife in order to avoid divorce papers.

Whereas art history in Germany was a creditable discipline of long standing, in England it was a new subject – class-ridden, based on connoisseurship and, he thought, "at its worst, an activity a bit like stamp collecting".

Dr. Burkholder's supporters believe she was unfairly treated when federal money started to flow into pfiesteria research because despite her long standing in the field she got only a small slice of the pie.

There was a long-standing in-joke that Sarah never resembled her father, and, as with most such jokes, it became less funny over time, and more tender to the touch.

Launching a large balloon in a limited launching field is a long standing problem in Japan.

Wives of long standing shuddered in empathy.

Ephedra sinica has a long standing use in TCM to treat respiratory symptoms and febrile illness.

Protein structure prediction (PSP) is a long standing problem in structural biology and bioinformatics.