Sentence examples for of a decent length from inspiring English sources

We certainly need the sorts of work-family supports that all other industrialized nations have: paid maternity leave of a decent length, paid sick days, the ability to work part time without losing your job, etc.

Geoffrey Boycott this morning was saying that he bowled well within himself yesterday and he looked at half ratpower again with his first today, a maiden, three of them on a decent length but doing nothing to trouble Kevin Pietersen.

One idea that is increasingly touted as a solution is to give those investors who keep hold of their shares for a decent length of time more say over the management of a company than mere interlopers hoping to make a quick buck.

"I would argue that you can only be the undisputed number one if you can occupy that place in the rankings for a decent length of time," he said.

When a financial trend is featured on a magazine cover, the chances are that this trend is already widely known, universally accepted, and in place for a decent length of time.

Banana chips can be stored for a decent length of time provided they're kept in an airtight container but don't leave them too long, as they taste better when still fresh from cooking than after months of storage.

The story of Noah spans four chapters of Genesis, a decent length for a biblical parable.

You may feel outraged at being expected to spend a decent length of time in contemplation of something that can be taken in, with all its defects, at a glance.

Use a decent length of thread so you can then stitch the flower to the water bottle cover.

It's a decent length of time and we're working with 3,000 prisoners, when 300 would normally be a big number for us.

It's when they're freed from parental control, after having had a decent length spell of dependency, that adolescents and young adults learn how to make their own decisions and take responsibility for them.