of+long+standing

  • 31long-stand|ing — «LNG STAN dihng, LONG », adjective. having lasted for a long time: »a long standing feud, a long standing friendship …

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  • 32standing — ► NOUN 1) position, status, or reputation. 2) duration: a problem of long standing. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a jump or start of a race) performed from rest or an upright position. 2) remaining in force or use: a standing invitation. 3) (of water)… …

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  • 33standing — n. duration 1) of (long) standing (a custom of long standing) status 2) academic; advanced standing (at a university) 3) standing among, with (standing among the voters) 4) the standing to + inf. (who has the standing to take over the leadership… …

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  • 34standing — stand|ing1 [ stændıŋ ] noun ** 1. ) standings plural a list of teams or players put in order according to how many points they have won in games or competitions against each other. British usually table 2. ) uncount the status or reputation that… …

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  • 35standing — I UK [ˈstændɪŋ] / US noun ** 1) [uncountable] the status or reputation that someone or something has This latest scandal will undoubtedly have affected his standing with his colleagues. of high/great/considerable etc standing: We are delighted to …

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  • 36standing — [[t]stæ̱ndɪŋ[/t]] standings 1) N UNCOUNT: with supp, oft adj N, with poss Someone s standing is their reputation or status. ...an artist of international standing... He has improved his country s standing abroad... She had the wealth and social… …

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  • 37standing — /ˈstændɪŋ / (say standing) noun 1. position or status, as to rank, credit, reputation, etc.: people of good standing. 2. good position, financial viability, or credit. 3. length of existence, continuance, residence, membership, experience, etc. 4 …

  • 38standing — Synonyms and related words: abeyant, abidingness, age, angle, antiquity, apathetic, base, bearings, cachet, candidacy, candidature, capacity, case, caste, cataleptic, catatonic, changelessness, character, circumstance, class, condition,… …

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  • 39standing — noun 1》 position, status, or reputation. 2》 duration: a squabble of long standing. 3》 a stall for cattle or horses. adjective 1》 (of a jump or start of a race) performed from rest or an upright position. 2》 long term or regularly repeated: a… …

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  • 40standing — [ˈstændɪŋ] noun [U] I the status or reputation that someone or something has • of many/five/ten etc years standing used for saying how long something has been happening[/ex] a friend of long standing[/ex] II adj standing [ˈstændɪŋ] always… …

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