as long as
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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]
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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 .
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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
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“This fateful operation will continue as long as necessary, and it requires patience,” Netanyahu said.
For as long as the Iranian regime holds out, said Granville, the “squall risk” will persist, pointing to a sticky risk premium in oil prices and, in effect, putting a floor under what would otherwise be fundamentally driven weakness.
From MarketWatch
He had asked Justice Department lawyer Mary Larakers: “Is your position that the Government can decide right now that someone who is in their custody is getting deported to a third country, give them no notice and no opportunity to say, ‘I will be killed the moment I arrive there,’ and, as long as the Department doesn’t already know that there’s someone standing there waiting to shoot him, that that’s fine?”
From Slate
So if your unit costs you $15,000, you want to make sure it lasts as long as possible.
From MarketWatch
However, weather conditions can shorten the process to four days or prolong it for as long as a month, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
From Los Angeles Times
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