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This problem of understanding has been the subject of many formal enquiries, over a long period of time, especially in the field of formal semantics.
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Areas of grass grazed regularly by rabbits, horses or sheep over a long period often form a very low, tight sward similar to a modern lawn.
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She was his primary research assistant, and the only person to work with him for a long period of time.
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The town suffered a long period of decline during the 17th and 18th centuries, partially due to malaria.
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Again we have been assured that negotiations will be facilitated following the long period of wage freeze.
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The forest served for a long period as an exclusive hunting ground for the nobility, but today is open to the general public.
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They are dioecious serial broadcast spawners with spawning taking place over a long period of time peaking in the spring.
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This price shock took many oil companies and oil-producing states and regions into a long period of crisis.
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Governments have an incentive to subsidize the start-up costs since they will recover their initial subsidies from tax revenues over a long period of time.
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The torturer may then reduce the stimulation and keep the victim in a state of extended arousal for a long period of time.
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