long-standing

adjective

1. existing or in effect for a long time

Example Sentences

Under long-standing HUD regulations, such families are permitted to live in public housing or receive vouchers, but their benefits are prorated so that the ineligible members receive no assistance and the family pays a greater share of the rent.

From Salon

McOsker’s argument that the project needs a conditional use permit “conflicts with the city’s own long-standing, consistent interpretation” that an RV park needs only to meet the 12 standards to qualify as a public benefit project, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Alison Mackenzie wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Turning a moment into long-standing change and lasting political power is difficult.

From Slate

At the time, Labour accused the SNP of "student union politics", and First Minister John Swinney has since announced the long-standing policy is to be scrapped.

From BBC

Bonta also sent Bondi a letter Friday expressing his “grave concern” with the Comey indictment and asking her to “reassert the long-standing independence of the U.S. Department of Justice from political interference by declining to continue these politically-motivated investigations and prosecutions.”

From Los Angeles Times