Sentence examples for up for the long from inspiring English sources

"We're set up for the long haul," he said.

The Storm made up for the long gap between titles by dominating the 2010 season.

Not everyone who showed up for the long archival night had such a simple task.

With few collegiate sports properties not locked up for the long term, entities like NBC appear eager for inventory.

"We want the Jets to sign up for the long term, and if they do it, we'll reduce their rent".

We're trying to build this team up for the long term, we don't want to be a one-hit wonder.

Hardly anyone in politics would think of standing up for the long-term future of the planet.

For instance, African or Asian elephants could be let loose to make up for the long-lost woolly mammoth.

In debate on the health care bill in late 2009, Republicans and moderate Democrats repeatedly warned that sicker people were more likely than healthy ones to sign up for the long-term care plan.

The Office for National Statistics ONSsaidaid the publication of an official estimate of fraud and cybercrime alongside the crime survey of England and Wales follows growing concern that the rise in cybercrime "makes up" for the long-term fall in crime from a peak of 19m offences in 1995 to 6.5m offences by June.

Turnbull thanked Howard for his reforms, which he said "set Australia up for the longest period of prosperity in our history", and Tony Abbott for ending the Rudd-Gillard years.