long list
/ mainly British /
a list of suitable applicants for a job, post, etc, from which a short list will be selected
(tr) to put (someone) on a long list
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How to use long list in a sentence
That suggestion turns absurd when you consider the long list of corrupt Democrat politicians Lynch has sent to prison.
For Next AG, Obama Picks a Quiet Fighter With a Heavy Punch | Michael Daly | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis fee, however, was not “global” enough to include hospital charges or anything else on a long list of exclusions.
Despite ObamaCare, US Health System Still a Complete Mess | Molly Worthen | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn its strict terms of service, Massroots offers a long list of rules for posting.
Milk as a cause of or worsener of autism will have to join the long list of other putative causes.
They charged him with reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, a long list of charges.
The Cost: What Stop and Frisk Does to a Young Man’s Soul | Rilla Askew | May 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The great Mr. Abrahams had an unlimited commission to secure at any price, a long list of great works.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe Gentleman's Magazine contains a long list of the bridges and churches which attest his reputation and skill.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellSee what a long list the wayside commons make from London to Portsmouth.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperWilliam's reign was marked by a long list of new penal laws directed against them.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonI regret to say that their gallant attempt only added to the long list of those gone to their account.
By Birth a Lady | George Manville Fenn
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