The sale of honours has been illegal for the best part of a century.
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The Pleiades project has been in development for the best part of a decade.
Harry Carpenter has been the undisputed voice of boxing for the best part of 50 years.
The country has been battling deflation, or falling prices, for the best part of a decade.
For the best part of two centuries, Western societies have seen themselves as the model for all others.
The animal provides him with meat for the best part of a year.
For the best part of a week, each man got treatment that would not have disgraced a film star.
Lydia sat the test in her summer holidays, after raising the idea with her parents and pestering them for the best part of a year.
There have been several complaints about delays to the trial - the case has stretched on for the best part of a decade.
Unlike other economies in the region, Japan has actually been battling deflation, or falling prices , for the best part of a decade.
I'd been out for the best part of a month and I've been building up my fitness, but I was pleased with the way I bowled.
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The renaissance in Britain's car industry has been a beacon of hope in an economy that has been broadly flat for the best part of two years.
The highly-rated player had been tracked by Blues boss Alex McLeish for the best part of a year, and he is looking forward to impressing his new manager.
Ken Venturi acted as a starter in 1983 only, and, for the best part of two decades, Gene Sarazen performed the role until he passed away in 1999.
Plans to allow them to vote in presidential elections back home have circulated in the corridors of power in Mexico City for the best part of 20 years.
"For the best part of a century, Pwllpeiran has played an important role in the development of agriculture in Wales and in terms of global agriculture, " said Mr Jones.
For the best part of a year before Bosnia's elections in September, the West had pinned its peace-building hopes on Biljana Plavsic, then president of the Serb Republic, the country's Serb-dominated half.
Wigan, who were the lords of Wembley for the best part of 10 years until the 1990s, are now within a game of the first Challenge Cup final back at the rebuilt stadium.
Despite a grim prognosis, he battled gamely for the best part of a week before a decision was taken that he should not be allowed to recover from an anaesthetic on humane grounds.
Wednesday's first women's quarter-final saw a total of 110 unforced errors and was a low quality match for the most part, with Li in particular struggling for the best part of two sets.
Which might explain why, despite dazzling on the world stage for the best part of two decades and winning world titles at four different weights, there are those that question Roy Jones Jr's greatness.
Councils, campaigners and charities have been promised reform for the best part of 20 years and so there is a genuine appreciation that this government is doing something at a time when money is so tight.
There's a reason, it turns out, why the monetary policy target most loved, in theory, by academic economists for the best part of 40 years has never made it to the point of actually being used.
Despite the fact that for the best part of two centuries China came to suffer hugely at the hands of the West, and to lag badly behind the West, the Chinese never stopped believing in themselves.
"It was basically every Thursday night for the best part of a year and I spent about a year before that writing the songs, " said Jim, who has been playing in bands since he was a teenager.
The target measure of inflation has been significantly above 2% for the best part of 7 years, and the latest central forecast from the Bank shows it staying well above 2.5% for at least the next 18 months.
Man-of-the-match Gambhir, who made 179 in the first innings, suddenly looked nervous - and after scratching around in the 90s for the best part of five overs, he was acrobatically taken by Bell at backward point off Swann.
But Wales, in transition for the best part of Toshack's reign, have not attracted a 30, 000 home crowd since the game Giggs hung up his playing boots for Wales - a goalless draw against Czech Republic in June 2007.
And then there was the business of dealing with bus loads of women who turned up in their hundreds and thousands every weekend and at points throughout the week to offer part-time support for the best part of five years.
She was talking about the film Hilary and Jackie, for which she has been nominated Best Supporting Actress for the part of cellist Jacqueline Du Pre's older sister.
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