ὕπνος δεινὸν ἀνθρώποις κακόν → sleep is a terrible evil for humans (Menander, Sententiae monostichoi 1.523)
Use P. ἐπὶ πολύ.
owing to the wide spread prevalence of piracy: P. διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀντισχοῦσαν (Thuc. 1, 7).
