long measure

There was, then, a long measure of silence between them.

Rita gave him a long measuring look and then held out her hand.

More to the point, he was no longer measuring her for a coffin.

They are also some of the longest measured series available.

Shorter or longer measures are possible for more extreme applications.

On the other side, a longer measure can be caused by:

I measured this by sticking a long measuring tape to a wall outside.

Feist looked at me, a long measuring look from those cold, careful eyes.

Horst took out the bottle, and poured a long measure.

"I don't know how long it went on because my body no longer measured time in weariness.

He growled and gave her a long measuring look.

Thus, the total capacitance is only achieved after longer measuring times.

The secretary gave the military aide a long measuring look which the general returned without a blink.

I think the future of alternative artists full stop is on the live circuit and you can no longer measure their success through record sales.

Barnstable gave him a long measuring look, then nodded his head sharply once.

But the plains were nearer than Rivenjk, by a long measure.

One was a front view of the dress spread flat on a table with a long measuring stick next to it to show scale.

The longest measured temperature records from the Baltic area cover about 250 years.

Ali sat in a corner brushing out her hair with long measured strokes.

For longer measures, a tensive measure such as a string or rope was used.

Success, the new authors argue through their writing, is no longer measured in stages of assimilation.

What changed is that unemployment figures no longer measure the unused labor supply.

With long measured strides he left the room.

A longer measuring interval (24 hours) might be necessary to observe repeat patterns.