Cataloguing, classification and indexing are technical skills that have long been recognized as a specialization of librarians and information professionals.

The minimum 60 day rule had long been recognized internationally in court decisions dealing with the question as well as in national codifications of foreign State immunity.

It has long been recognized that one of the most serious and extensive threats to the health of the marine ecosystem is pollution from land based sources.

It had long been recognized that without the development of a broad based indigenous scientific and technological infrastructure, the countries of the South could not simply transfer expertise from abroad.

INFOCAP has also been recognized as a potential element of SAICM.

Lawyers have long recognized that this covers an imminent attack as well as one that has already happened.

We have long recognized that good political, economic and corporate governance is an essential prerequisite of sustainable development.

In this multipolar context, unilateral action will increasingly fail to achieve its objectives. If the negotiations so far had recognized this and been conducted with more tenacity, the conflict in Syria could have been resolved long ago, averting much death and destruction.

It has long been recognized that pollution from land based sources is one of the most serious and extensive threats to the health of the marine ecosystem, but actions to diminish these threats at the national, regional and global levels have been lacking.

It's been a long time.

It's been a long war.

Throughout the day his Government's report had been thoroughly scrutinized and the reforms Turkey had undertaken had been recognized.

Housemaid or domestic worker has been recognized by and protected under the Labor Code.

The reasons for this have already been analyzed and recognized by the United Nations.

Such cooperation had been explicitly recognized in resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights.

The need to strengthen project management has been recognized by UNRWA for some time.

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How long have you been here?

How long has he been absent?

She's been working all day long.

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His storytelling powers had first been recognized when he was on the circuit in Illinois.

The effectiveness of that remedy had been recognized by the European Court of Human Rights.

The potential of information sharing has been recognized by many Latin American and Caribbean countries.

The Saharan Republic had been recognized by a growing number of countries, including South Africa.

It has been recognized the great delay in adopting and implementing Agenda 21 in Portugal.

Long term growth considerations, while recognized as crucial, seem distant from the here and now of financial repair and restoration of confidence. So the commentary on Gordon s paper has been largely dissociated from the policy discussions addressing the ongoing Great Recession.

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How long have you been in Japan?

We've been friends for a long time.

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How long have you been in Kobe?

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How long have you two been together?

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Other sectors, such as services and tourism, have been growing and have been recognized as key areas for opportunity and economic growth.

Using CRISPR genome editing technology to treat cancer has been recognized as a revolutionary cancer treatment.

The development and social problems of the African continent, especially its LDCs, had been widely recognized.

They've been around a long time, have been very important to coast communities.

Quads have been around for a long time.

The country had been devastated by long war.

How long have you been staying in Osaka?

I have been here for a long time.

I've been here for a very long time.

How long has Tom been living in Boston?