long-standing

British  

adjective

1. existing or in effect for a long time

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Example Sentences

"Current genomic evidence, along with our genome presented here, does not resolve the long-standing debate about where the disease syndromes themselves originated, but it does show there's this long evolutionary history of treponemal pathogens that was already diversifying in the Americas thousands of years earlier than previously known," said Elizabeth Nelson, a molecular anthropologist and paleopathologist at SMU.

From Science Daily

Consumer credit is likewise less expensive elsewhere in the world because of greater competition, tougher regulation and long-standing norms.

From Los Angeles Times

"This has been a long-standing issue and we have been investigating. Six have been arrested and our investigations will continue," Shiva Kumar Shrestha, the bureau's spokesman, told AFP.

From Barron's

A long-standing mystery surrounding a Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England may finally be close to an answer.

From Science Daily

"It is time to pass the torch," the 71-year-old said as she announced her departure in October, adding that she intended to relax more and fulfil "a long-standing dream" of spending several months in Japan.

From Barron's