issue of long standing

基本解释

The long standing issue of higher rights of audience for solicitors has been satisfactorily resolved with the support of all stakeholders.
律师在较高级别法院出庭发言权的问题，讨论已久，现终能在有关各方支持下，取得令人满意的成果。
The issue of word classes is a long-standing thorny problem in Chinese grammar studies. Theoretical inadequacy leads to stagnancy in practical part-of-speech (POS for short) labeling.
词类是汉语语法研究的一个老大难问题，理论上的不足导致汉语词典编纂中词类标注未能全面系统开展。
The poor efficiency of corporate governance is the long-standing issue in the practice of our country.
公司治理效率低下，是我国公司实践中长期存在的问题。
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