It was a long-standing tradition for them to camp in the mountains for a week during the summer.
Some long-standing problems are finally being corrected.
their long-standing relationship
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long-stand|ing — «LNG STAN dihng, LONG », adjective. having lasted for a long time: »a long standing feud, a long standing friendship … Useful english dictionary
stand|ing — «STAN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) rank or position in society, a profession or business, religion, or the like; social, professional, or commercial reputation; status: »a person of good standing. What people say behind your back is your… … Useful english dictionary
long-standing — [lôŋ′stan΄diŋ] adj. having continued for a long time: also longstanding * * * long stand·ing (lôngʹstănʹdĭng, lŏngʹ ) adj. Of long duration or existence: a long standing friendship. * * * … Universalium
long-standing — long|stand|ing [ˌlɔŋˈstændıŋ US ˌlo:ŋ ] adj having continued or existed for a long time ▪ a long standing member of the committee long standing debate/dispute etc ▪ a long standing feud between the two families ▪ the long standing problem of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
Stand up paddle surfing — Stand Up Paddle , (SUP), is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. It can be traced back to the early days of Polynesia. The sport is ancient form of surfing and began as a way for surfing instructors to manage their large groups of… … Wikipedia
Qian Long — Qianlong 乾隆 [ʨɪ ɛːn lʊŋ] (* 25. September 1711 in Peking, Verbotene Stadt; † 7. Februar 1799, ebenda) war der vierte chinesische Kaiser der Qing Dynastie und regierte offiziell vom 18. Oktober 1735 bis zum 9. Februar 1796, inoffiziell bis zu… … Deutsch Wikipedia
longstanding — long•stand•ing [[t]ˈlɔŋˈstæn dɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ [/t]] adj. existing for a long time: a longstanding disagreement[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605 … From formal English to slang
standing — stand|ing1 [ stændıŋ ] noun ** 1. ) standings plural a list of teams or players put in order according to how many points they have won in games or competitions against each other. British usually table 2. ) uncount the status or reputation that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
