Crossword clues for longstanding
longstanding
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. Having persisted for an extended period of time. alt. Having persisted for an extended period of time.
WordNet
adj. having existed for a long time; "a longstanding friendship"; "the longstanding conflict"
Usage examples of "longstanding".
In some cases, this may mean changing the longstanding principle of military centralization and empowering individual soldiers, sailors, and airmen to be crucial components in applying and directing the application of force.
As I slowed my breathing, my longstanding attitude about assassin droids resurfaced: Never worry about one you can see.
One central result they found highlights the amazingly unexpected solutions string theory offers to longstanding particle-physics problems.
The Ministry of Defense strongly rebuts initial suggestions in New Babylonian reports that Illyrian forces are responsible for the explosion and repeats its longstanding categoric assurance that Illyria does not possess, and does not seek to acquire, nuclear weapons and supports the monopoly of such weapons by New Babylon’s Space Defense Force.
Prince Antar said, "let it be understood that I will be the only one to negotiate with this Discerner, Labornok's invasion of Ruwenda was undertaken for one principal reason: to redress our longstanding trade grievances and ensure a steady supply of vital commodities such as minerals and timber.
She certainly would have noted Vandros's unavailability because of his longstanding attachment to Felina, and his likely ascension to the dukedom.
She certainly would have noted Vandros’s unavailability because of his longstanding attachment to Felina, and his likely ascension to the dukedom.
My own acquaintance with him is a longstanding one, and I have come to know his psychology from soup to nuts.
The diplomats felt the longstanding Andermani-Manticoran tension over Silesia would keep the Empire from complaining too loudly on the theory that anything which weakened the Star Kingdom gave the Empire a better chance to grab off the entire Confederacy.
Hank Aaron toppled Babe Ruth's longstanding home-run record, and the inflation rate topped fifteen percent, and the legendary Muhammad Ali defeated George Foreman to regain his world-heavyweight title.
The crates were now outward bound -- again quite authentically -- to the Rodriquezes' ship, with whose fleet's traders Avakian had a longstanding relationship, exchanging rare but legal heathen materia medica for Nova Terran exported remedies.