Some commitments (my pay check) were of a short-term nature, others (pension accrual) run over the whole length of my employment.

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So it runs the whole length of a board, approximately 30 feet.

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Trail signs and distance markers begin here and run the whole length of the route, most of which is encompassed within the West MacDonnell National Park.

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This is roughly 200 metres square, and has corridors running along virtually its whole length which are lined with relief sculptures of a grace and precision to take the breath away.

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Moves to extend the length of service to a whole Parliament were defeated by 263 votes to 171, a majority of 92, while the committee will consist of eight members after a move to expand it to 15 members was defeated by 331 votes to 100.

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The length of the spaceship's journey means Icarus must live his whole life within the confines of that ship.

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Through extensive arms-length, good-faith negotiations, hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents and businesses will be made whole.

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