Its been a long road with only a very modest return to date.
But its learning curve has been painfully long, its manners uncouth and its coalition partners loutish.
Barnet FC has been trying to leave its current Underhill home for a decade and the Copthall venue has long been its preferred choice.
Still, while its music has long been entertaining and technically impressive, it's sometimes seemed to be missing something.
Its causes have long been unknown, but increasing circumstantial evidence points to a toxic protein called amyloid peptide, which builds up into plaques and slowly chokes off brain cells.
Almost commodity-like in its price movements, housing has historically been a safe investment, its long-term value on an upward path no matter the economic climate.
The site has been under excavation since the late nineteenth century, so that all of its surviving monuments have been unearthed and to some extent restored, though its ancient harbor, the Lion Port, has long been silted up, leaving Miletus marooned miles from the sea.
Still, Sears is known more for appliances than fashion, and enhancing its softer side has long been an uphill battle for the chain.
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While MIPS appears to have gained some ground in that market, the company is facing renewed competition in the consumer electronics market that has long been its strongest business, where rival ARM has been gaining ground.
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On its website, St Asaph City Times, St Asaph Town Council said its bid aimed to ensure the town landed the "quiet, dignified recognition of what has long been seen as its right".
If Greece had its own currency, it would have been forced to devalue it long ago to reduce its debt burden.
The Camden Coalition has been able to measure its long-term effect on its first thirty-six super-utilizers.
"Since the days when Apple ruled the personal computing world its market share has been on a long, slow decline, " he said.
America has long been urging its Gulf allies to take seriously the threat of Iranian and Iraqi ballistic missiles, and has now offered to share data from its early-warning detection satellites.
"The reason for the change is all about extending the bee's commitment to its purpose, which long has been not only to help students improve their spelling, but also to increase the vocabulary, learn concepts and develop correct English usage, " she said.
Never in the 80 years of the FCC has a woman of any race or group been its chair, though women have been the nation's majority for a long time.
Apple has acknowledged that it has been using its balance sheet to secure long-term component deals.
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But it has long been defined by its namesake soda and its rivalry with Coca-Cola.
The main CPI measure excludes those costs, something which has long been seen as its major flaw.
The U.K. government has been reluctant to wrangle with its long-time ally over the blunder of a private company.
Using almost every muscle group in the body, the sport has long been hailed for its all-round fitness benefits.
Greece should have been forced to restructure its debt a long time ago.
And its stock has been a winner for so long, it defies reason.
The capital of the state, also called Guanajuato, has long been admired for its rich history and colonial architecture.
Not least, because Sweden has long been quietly softening its dogma of neutrality.
Finally, the bank's environmental role has long been close to its heart.
Rio de Janeiro has long been associated with its magnificent beaches.
Now in its seventh year, Twitter has long been on the rise in terms of growing importance as a social network for musicians.
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Fifth Third, for example, has long been known for its tight expense management, but its efficiency ratio was 63% in the fourth quarter.
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