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as long as
Also, so long as . Since, because, as in Please pick up some milk as long as you are going to the store , or So long as you're here, you might as well stay for dinner .
For the period of time that, as in You may keep the book as long as you want , that is, keep it for whatever time you wish to. [Early 1400s]
Also, so long as ; just so . Provided that, as in As long as you don't expect it by tomorrow, I'll make the drawing , or So long as sales are greater than returns, the company will make a profit , or You may have another cookie, just so you don't take the last one . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
You can vote after 22:00 as long as you were already in the queue at that point.
The company has committed to maintaining the USO for as long as it owns Royal Mail.
Last year, Mr Kretinsky told the BBC he would honour the service - in whatever form it takes - "for as long as I am alive".
Specifically, when calculating lifetime risk, the tool assumes that people who are exposed to radiation are going to live as long as the average person of that age and sex who was alive in the U.S. in 2019.
If you’re not in great shape to start, you’re less likely to live as long as the average person, and you have less time to develop cancer in the first place.
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