long lease
Britishnoun
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He criticised the former prime minister for granting the UK a long lease over Diego Garcia - he said it was 200 years, though the publicised timeframe was an initial period of 99 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024
The biggest difference is the time frame: Rather than being tied to a years’ long lease, subscriptions give you the ability to “own” a car on a month-to-month basis.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2017
He can make such flat rejections because, even though he doesn’t own his building, he holds an extremely long lease.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 12, 2017
This is Prior's fourth incarnation as England's one-day wicketkeeper-batsman and this time, like his mentor Alec Stewart, he intends to take out a long lease on the role.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2011
Godoy kept a close watch upon Bute, who took a mansion in Madrid on a long lease in order to lull that Court into security.
From William Pitt and the Great War by John Holland Rose
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