Definitions
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- adjective Existing or persisting for a long time.
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- adjective
Persisting orenduring for a long time.
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- adjective existing for a long time
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Examples
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One of the great challenges for believers in mechanical markets is what the pair call "long-lasting asset swings" and what we often loosely and promiscuously characterize as bubbles.
Robert Teitelman: Frydman and Goldberg's Beyond Mechanical Markets Robert Teitelman 2011
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One of the great challenges for believers in mechanical markets is what the pair call "long-lasting asset swings" and what we often loosely and promiscuously characterize as bubbles.
Robert Teitelman: Frydman and Goldberg's Beyond Mechanical Markets Robert Teitelman 2011
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Unexpectedly, I left the region with much hope for a fully sovereign Palestinian State and long-lasting peace for the peoples who inhabit that crowded land.
José Ramos-Horta: Reflections on a Visit to Israel and Palestine José Ramos-Horta 2011
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CBT does not produce long-lasting results for early trauma.
Letters: It's good to talk – but cuts are putting services in danger 2011
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The fact that most don't suffer long-lasting emotional consequences has made psychologists rethink many of their old beliefs, says Patricia Watson of Bend, Ore., associate director of the terrorism and disaster programs at the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress at the University of California-Los Angeles.
After 9/11, USA was more resilient than experts expected 2011
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Unexpectedly, I left the region with much hope for a fully sovereign Palestinian State and long-lasting peace for the peoples who inhabit that crowded land.
José Ramos-Horta: Reflections on a Visit to Israel and Palestine José Ramos-Horta 2011
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But a new technology developed by researchers at Joseph Fourier University in France may make that long-lasting battery obsolete.
Fuel Cell for Pacemaker Is Powered Directly From The Human Body | Impact Lab 2010
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But experts say that more potent solar storms - the kind that may occur as solar activity peaks in the next few years - have the potential to wreak long-lasting havoc on electric power supply and communications infrastructure around the globe.
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These can run on low power levels of about one microwatt, but they need a long-lasting nano-sized power source instead of a battery to be truly nano scale.
Medical Devices Powered by the Patient’s Own Heart | Impact Lab 2010
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Unexpectedly, I left the region with much hope for a fully sovereign Palestinian State and long-lasting peace for the peoples who inhabit that crowded land.
José Ramos-Horta: Reflections on a Visit to Israel and Palestine José Ramos-Horta 2011
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