time-tested

time-test·ed

(tīm′tĕs′tĭd)
adj.
Proved effective over a long period of time: a time-tested recipe.
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time′-test`ed



adj.
tested and proven valid, workable, etc., over a long period of time.
[1940–45]
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Adj.1.time-tested - tested and proved to be reliabletime-tested - tested and proved to be reliable  
dependable, reliable - worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"
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Summary: New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India-Bhutan partnership forms an important pillar of Indian government's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and expressed confidence that his two-day trip beginning Saturday will promote the time-tested ties between the two countries.
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He said that China attaches paramount importance to its relations with Pakistan and underlined that time-tested partnership between two countries is based on mutual respect, trust and strong bonds of friendship.
He said that Pakistan and China bilateral relations are time-tested, as we have a long history of cordial, friendly and strategic cooperation in all areas and domains.
Senator Makarfi appealed to the people to always eschew violence and embrace the time-tested process of constructive engagement through dialogue with one another, which has always proven to be a more effective and sustainable conflict resolution mechanism.
This day of Disney Institute training uses business insights and time-tested examples from Disney parks and resorts worldwide to inspire individuals and organizations to enhance their own customer experience using Disney principles as their guide.
Muscat: Marking the 60th anniversary of India-Oman diplomatic relations, Indian Coast Guard Ship Vijit is visiting the Gulf country to cement deep-rooted ties, time-tested friendship and multifaceted cooperation.
In an era when companies frequently rely on story ballet remakes to drum up excitement (see: Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella), it's refreshing to see a time-tested classic embraced by ABT, which is, after all, the home of time-tested classics.
He said that the growing quantum of interaction between two countries reflects the positive desire of both sides to further reinforce the existing brotherly and time-tested China-Pakistan relationship to new heights.
"I want to raise a flag for swivel-eyed loons because at the very heart of our country and our party is a commitment to time-tested values and principles" - Lord Mawhinney, Conservative peer.
India and the UAE enjoy time-tested relations, and currently they are the largest trading partners for each other.
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