Sentence examples for longer not only from inspiring English sources

"An unsuccessful challenge may delay marriage even longer, not only in California but in other states, and seriously damage the rights" of gay men and lesbians on a range of issues, the groups said in May 2009.

If you were one of the many following the kerfluffle over Jill Abramson's firing at the New York Times and the gender-gap discussion therein – or if you're simply aware of how institutional sexism operates – you might think it would take just a little bit longer not only to eliminate, but totally reverse, sexism.

However, companies that stay private longer not only frequently deliver bigger financial returns, but they provide invaluable insights not available elsewhere to their investors.

And to make it even longer, not only was 2008 a leap year, but scientists added a "leap second" to it.

Remission of synovitis of the knee after IAGC lasted longer, not only if concomitantly treated with methotrexate, but also with a procedure including general anaesthesia [ 22].

Climate change projections for Europe show that over the next century, heat waves will become more frequent, intense and will last longer, not only in Mediterranean regions, but also in Northern areas currently not characterized by heat wave events [ 2].

Unwritten rules are no longer enough, not only because we live in a more fragmented society in which people can no longer be relied upon to follow them.

Working longer will not only be an economic necessity, it also helps people to live healthier lives".

People are anyway living longer (thanks not only to the NHS but also to better diet and housing); they need more health care as a result.

In her piano playing, Sacks writes, the woman who could no longer read "not only coped with disease, but transcended it".

Scientists first floated the hypothesis that moderate alcohol consumption is good for one's health nearly 100 years ago, when a Johns Hopkins scientist published a graph showing that modest drinkers lived longer than not only heavy drinkers, but also abstainers.