I didn't snoop, but the sheer length struck me.

The sheer length of time spent in the field ensured that this, too, lost its novelty.

But just based on sheer length, I should have won at least third place.

Then there's the sheer length of the piece.

The hours, the sheer length of the day when you're on an aircraft carrier, is something few civilians will ever understand.

Heat, dust, physical weariness, the sheer length of time an action took.

Although Joe tried to hang back, sheer length of stride brought him to the front.

This is a huge book, in its range, ambition, and sheer length (over five hundred pages).

The sheer length of the performance - three hours, with one 15-minute intermission - may be as much a trial as all the noise.

The second cause for concern is the sheer length of time for which the parties seem to continue.