Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intended to support economic reforms over a 10-month period , the credit would be issued in four tranches . |
| 2 | A line manager is one who has direct authority over a subordinate : by this definition , any manager , whether he works in an operations department or an advisory department , will have line authority over his subordinates . |
| 3 | reported domestic violence over a six month period |
| 4 | A spokesman for the theatre group said : ‘ You should be prepared to work full days over a three week period with at least one week 's production work . |
| 5 | In the long term , a dictionary needs to be above a certain size to provide sufficient coverage over a wide range of domains . |
| 6 | More than two-thirds of all council staff in Bexley who suffered violent attacks over a three month period worked in social services . |
| 7 | Triple tests for ammonia , nitrite and nitrate have revealed startling fluctuations over a few days . |
| 8 | A case report and clinical-epidemiological studies in patients who have misused anthranoid laxatives over a long period should be considered in a final risk assessment for colorectal cancer in man . |
| 9 | For example , it has been shown that failure to clean fluorescent lighting over a five-year added 20 per cent to the running costs of the apparatus . |
| 10 | 6 Make a list of material which could generate ongoing coverage over a three- or six-month period and work out a plan for offering both general releases and specific feature material . |
| 11 | I should very much like the opportunity to discuss with the hon. Gentleman and his hon. Friends , and other colleagues from Northern Ireland , how we can introduce a strategy for promoting inward investment over a longer time scale than that hitherto adopted . |
| 12 | One case which involved the murder of a 3-year-old girl received massive coverage over an eight-day period and then spasmodic coverage over the next seven weeks until a 27-year-old man was arrested and charged with the child 's murder . |
| 13 | It is possible , however , that 3i does exert significant influence over a small number of equity investments . |
| 14 | The pair have already had initial talks over a new contract . |
| 15 | A prisoner who threw boiling water over a fellow inmate has been jailed for a further three and a half years . |
| 16 | Spruce needles certainly take longer to decay than some other leaves , releasing humic acid over a longer period but at a slower rate , but being a long standing constituent of the northern latitudes coniferous belt , spruce ( Picea ) is quite compatible with lakes well stocked with fish . |
| 17 | Compressors in heat pumps need to give high efficiency over a wide range of operating temperatures , but those developed for refrigeration tend to be designed for a comparatively narrow range . |
| 18 | Second , bees that are trained to approach horizontal stripes do not come to prefer vertically moving random-dot patterns over a similar pattern moving horizontally . |
| 19 | A case reports and clinical-epidemiological studies have evaluated the cancer risk in patients who have abused anthranoid laxatives over a long period . |
| 20 | even if local authorities become enabling authorities , a large authority can set common standards over a wide area . |
| 21 | It displayed particular concern over a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a determination to take action to avoid this . |
| 22 | The incubation period may be up to one year , and this makes it difficult in many cases to decide from whom the warts have been caught ; not only that , but they often seem to have been seeded on the principle adhered to by market gardeners , to give successive crops over a long period . |
| 23 | Light : Requires bright light over a longer period than is required for most aquarium plants . |
| 24 | However , if it were possible to keep careful watch over a longer period , you would discover two interesting things . |
| 25 | At the Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace , eleven Galashiels firms exhibited woollen worsteds over a hanging space of 2,000 feet . |
| 26 | If successful , the new drug would have certain advantages over a controversial experimental treatment that involves transplanting nerve cells from aborted human foetuses . |
| 27 | It aims to promote econometric research over a wide area and its meetings are supported by researchers in Universities , Polytechnics , Government , Commerce and Industry . |
| 28 | Baker and Bessmertnykh failed during talks in Geneva on June 7 and in Berlin on June 20 to settle remaining differences over a strategic arms reduction treaty ( START ) [ see pp. 37979 ; p. 38255 ] . |
| 29 | Staggered working hours would spread travelling times over a longer period of the day and in many cases allow more efficient use of factories , offices , schools and the equipment therein . |
| 30 | These workers reported the effects of various potencies of silver nitrate ( Argentum nitricum ) on the growth of wheat seedlings which gave reproducible results over an experimental period of about a year . |