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as long as
Also, so long as . Since, because, as in Please pick up some milk as long as you are going to the store , or So long as you're here, you might as well stay for dinner .
For the period of time that, as in You may keep the book as long as you want , that is, keep it for whatever time you wish to. [Early 1400s]
Also, so long as ; just so . Provided that, as in As long as you don't expect it by tomorrow, I'll make the drawing , or So long as sales are greater than returns, the company will make a profit , or You may have another cookie, just so you don't take the last one . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
No wonder Cécile wants to bask in it for as long as she possibly can.
“As long as the authorities don’t stop this and as long as politics remains as it is, we will continue to suffer these types of attacks.”
Should Preston and Luton both lose and Hull win, Paul Heckingbottom's side will survive on goal difference as long as they avoid the unlikely scenario of losing by 13 goals and the Hatters losing by one, or losing by 14 goals and the Hatters losing by two and so on.
Some in the Jena facility have been there as long as 16 months; one woman in nearby Basile was stuck in detention over six years, long after being granted asylum, twice.
Nowhere in elite level sport is the bond between player and equipment more profound than in snooker, where once a player finds what they consider the perfect cue, they aim to treasure it for as long as possible.
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