(Africa) influence, far-reaching power

Hyperopic; farsighted

(idiomatic, intensifier, simile) Unceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.

held (assumed, proposed, believed etc.) for a long time

plural of long jumper

(idiomatic) After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, long. / (finance, intransitive) To buy a financial product, such as a share, so as to profit from a rise in its value; compare go short.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of go long

present participle of go long

simple past tense of go long