He went on: "It is a long and delicate operation.

The high black boots were a long and careful operation.

We'll start real early in the morning, but this is going to be a long operation.

There was no such thing as a good long operation.

This kind of fighting means that we will see a long operation.

It was a long operation, even at the speed of thought.

It's just not the kind of place that's conducive to long operations.

Instead, they emphasized that there was no deadline for what could be a long operation.

As a result, it is preparing for a much longer operation.

The long planned operation was initiated on May 13 and lasted for ten days.