as long as
conjunction
1
: provided that
can do as they like as long as they have a B average
2
: inasmuch as, since
as long as you're going, I'll go too
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Examples of as long as in a Sentence
as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood
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For as long as science has sought to de-mystify the comings and goings of hurricanes, there’s always been a push to know sooner, sooner, sooner.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
But the draft allows the Department of Insurance to seek 30-day extensions beyond the two-month period as long as regulators publicly disclose what is slowing the review — immediately setting off a dispute about its possible implications.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024
But the draft allows the Department of Insurance to seek 30-day extensions beyond the two-month period as long as regulators publicly disclose what is slowing the review — immediately setting off a dispute about its possible implications.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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