Sentence examples for often run for from inspiring English sources

And contracts often run for long periods.

These are often run for a profit (although badly organised non-profit-making schemes may be just as harmful).

Japanese corporations are dominated by insiders, and companies are often run for the benefit of these insiders rather than shareholder interests.

She has kept a diary of the noise they give off and says that in winter they often run for two hours an evening, several days a week.

"Hairspray" and "Avenue Q," both presented at trimmed lengths, never found steady audiences, unusual in a city where shows and concerts often run for years.

It attracts fans of all ages, though many end up slumbering through the elaborate productions, which often run for 12 hours without a break.

The audit committee, which once met for two hours, now often runs for up to six.

He rose early, often running for a few miles before starting his workday.

Together they endured six years of enforced Maoist study and public denunciations that often ran for hours.

He started in arrears, as his parents, small-time vaudevillians who ended up playing clubs and hotels, shunted him from relative to relative as they travelled to their gigs (which often ran for weeks).

Large theatres in the main cities are visited by touring companies, and at Christmastime most of them stage an elaborate pantomime that often runs for three or four months.