How to Use a long way to go in a Sentence

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  • The way things stand now, there is still a long way to go.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
  • But the way things stand now, there is still a long way to go.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
  • There’s still a long way to go in the legal process for both of the cases.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 2 May 2023
  • These updates are a start, although the Scribe's software still has a long way to go.
    Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • By the numbers, Richardson has a long way to go to reach that total package.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
  • There's a long way to go until that happens, of course, but Wednesday was a promising first step.
    Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Room for growth As a market for iPhones, however, India still has a long way to go.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Unfortunately, the numbers show there is a long way to go.
    Louis Gritzo, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The box office still has a long way to go, but the breadth of films presented could help win over those consumers who have yet to resume their moviegoing habits.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Beyond that, the materials science itself has a long way to go.
    Katherine Martinko, Treehugger, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Even with all of those interventions, however, students may have a long way to go.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • When an employee has a long way to go before retirement, the fund will be more aggressive (more stocks).
    Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There’s still a long way to go before Asian bodies are portrayed in a nuanced and responsible way.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Uribe is in major-league camp for the first time this spring and has a bright future ahead of him, but still has a long way to go before he'll be considered for a callup when the Brewers need an arm.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But experts say states have a long way to go before HBCUs can see equitable outcomes.
    Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But there's still a long way to go for Apple to truly embrace self-repairs, including with its AirPods.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023
  • There’s still, undeniably, a long way to go for women in the alcohol industry—but progress is progress.
    Samantha Simon, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Forecasters say that is good news for San Diego, but the region still has a long way to go to make up for below-average precipitation over the past two years.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023
  • My own career has benefitted enormously from this new openness in publishing, which, to be clear, still has a long way to go.
    Kyle Lukoff, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 May 2023
  • Still, the county has a long way to go before access to health care services becomes more readily available in southern Dallas.
    Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • While there’s still a long way to go between now and October, the Rangers would like to get ahead as much as possible before the Astros awaken from their championship hangover.
    Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Powell added that although inflation has been moderating in recent months, the process of getting inflation back down to 2% is a long way to go.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The stark findings underscore that, despite decades of effort, U.S. hospitals still have a long way to go to improve patient safety, experts say.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Kestrell Verlager, who advocates for technology access for disabled and elderly people, said that telehealth has a long way to go in meeting the needs of these groups.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
  • With electric vehicles accounting for just 7.2% of U.S. vehicle sales in the first quarter of this year, the industry has a long way to go to even approach the administration’s targets.
    Tom Krisher and Matthew Daly, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
  • With electric vehicles accounting for just 7.2% of U.S. vehicle sales in the first quarter of this year, the industry has a long way to go to even approach the Biden administration’s targets.
    Matthew Daly, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The new data is a step in the right direction, but also shows there’s a long way to go with a 1.8 percentage point difference between the unemployment rates for white Americans and Black Americans.
    Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Loper said that although Monday's ruling is a significant step toward better protection of transgender people in Hong Kong, there is still a long way to go.
    Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2023
  • But the world still has a long way to go to open itself to the entire global community. Learn how to navigate and strengthen trust in your business with The Trust Factor, a weekly newsletter examining what leaders need to succeed.
    Patrick Bixby, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Direct air capture remains very expensive, and despite big industry promises that costs will plummet as the technology develops, there’s a long way to go to see if this is plausible, Herzog said.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 11 May 2023

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