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  • adjective Extending over a decade

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decade +‎ -long

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Examples

  • That near decade-long approach was overthrown by a landmark High Court decision in November, which ruled the system denied refugees procedural fairness, paving the way for a slew of appeals.

    Australian Police Charge 3 People Smugglers Over Shipwrecked Boat Rachel Pannett 2011

  • Gareth Phillips for The Wall Street Journal A decade-long encampment "is so far removed from the concept of reasonable protest that it is time to move these people on and reclaim the streets of a very, very beautiful part of town," says Colin Barrow, leader of Westminster City Council.

    Royals In, Protesters Out? 2011

  • MADRID—Spain's Banco de Valencia SA could become the country's latest lender to require state aid, people close to the situation said Monday, as the industry struggles to digest the fallout from the collapse of a decade-long housing boom.

    Banco de Valencia May Need Rescue Jonathan House 2011

  • I asked him whether he considers taking part in the decade-long discussion over how to fix I-70 congestion, largely the purview of the Colorado Department of Transportation, was a legitimate role for the director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.

    Robert Schwab: Romero Promises Economic Development Across State Agencies Robert Schwab 2011

  • It is a bittersweet end to a decade-long run for Mr. Turley, who plans to retire in June 2013 after joining the company 35 years ago as a fresh graduate of Rice University.

    Auditing Chief Seeks Balance as Industry's Woes Add Up Leslie Kwoh 2012

  • It has already helped drive prices and imports to decade-long lows and led to a surge in employment in the states where it is most plentiful: Texas, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

    American Heads in the Shale About China Alisa Newman Hood 2012

  • "I couldn't do any more," he says, of his decade-long tenure as artistic director, a position he gave up last year.

    Calixto Bieito's Second Act J. S. Marcus 2011

  • During the decade-long Cultural Revolution that started in 1966, religion was banned.

    China's Banned Churches Defy Regime Brian Spegele 2011

  • Last month, one of Kodak's ink suppliers abruptly ended a decade-long relationship with the Kodak fearing that the company would be unable to pay its bills.

    Legg Mason Sells Kodak Stake Dana Mattioli 2011

  • I asked him whether he considers taking part in the decade-long discussion over how to fix I-70 congestion, largely the purview of the Colorado Department of Transportation, was a legitimate role for the director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.

    Robert Schwab: Romero Promises Economic Development Across State Agencies Robert Schwab 2011

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