Example sentences of "[be] spread over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They usually have their own personal computers , they need to subscribe to technical journals and pay for ( relatively expensive ) training and familiarisation courses in order to update their skills , their work tends to be spread over a wider geographical area and the need for a car is greater . |
| 2 | In comparison with other books , they can be expensive , as relatively low numbers are printed , so the basic cost of putting the book together must be spread over a limited number of copies . |
| 3 | Where there is no tidal range wave attack is concentrated at the same level of the coast for twenty-four hours a day , but where the tidal range is great it may be spread over a vast foreshore zone and may only attack the foot of the cliffs for a very short period at each high tide . |
| 4 | Certain necessary fixed costs of overheads can then be spread over a greater number of units of output thus reducing their incidence per unit of output , and also unit attributable costs might be lowered via bulk buying or the better management of production , and by strengthening of purchasing power . |
| 5 | These CDs cost more than the major company ones , but this is fair enough since the higher costs have to be spread over a smaller volume . |
| 6 | The traders may be spread over a whole town , or region of country , and yet make a market , if they are , by means of fairs , meetings , published price lists , the post-office or otherwise , in close communication with each other . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Whatever cuts we would finally have to make would have to be spread over a shorter period , ’ he said . |
| 8 | But obviously a place not already converted would cost less initially , and the price of rebuilding would be spread over a longer period . |
| 9 | It faced substantial protests , however , from water suppliers , notably in the UK ( see pp. 36903 ; 37159 ) and in West Germany , who objected that the massive costs involved would need to be spread over a longer period . |