Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , at Cosmeston the archaeologist has the opportunity to excavate a large portion of the settlement over a long period of time and to use the results to shed light on sites where the excavators have not been so fortunate . |
| 2 | Accumulation of observations would allow one to specify statistical properties of the motion , such as the average kinetic and potential energy of the pendulum over a large number of periods ( cf. the statistical specification of turbulent motion , Section 19.2 ) . |
| 3 | From this altitude their instruments view a swath of the Earth 's surface that extends 1500 km to either side of their suborbital tracks , so that a picture of the globe over a 24-hour period is built up . |
| 4 | This is because the EDSP is the average value of the index over a 20-minute period , and the prices used in computing the index are the midprices of the quotations , not the last traded prices . |
| 5 | A study in West Germany in 1978 said that , with a 30 per cent shortfall in supplies of the metal over a full year the country 's output of goods and services would fall by a quarter . |
| 6 | Even though the role of the body clock as the internal cause of a rhythm can be investigated after removing external causes by performing a constant routine for 24 hours , this only enables us to assess the effects of the clock over a single cycle of the rhythm . |
| 7 | If the state of the weather over a long sequence of days were observed , and record W or D for each , one could work out how often |
| 8 | In a Christian world-view therefore the superiority of the market over a state-owned economy is based on a comparison not of the efficiency but of the humanity of the two systems . |
| 9 | You can generate the dust by rubbing the Polychromos Pastels against fine sandpaper , a practical use for small remnant pieces that would otherwise be difficult to use up , or you can do as I do and spread the dust from very lightly applied pastel strokes , placed to allow a very deliberate development of the effect over a localised area . |
| 10 | In Britain these are in a state of flux although there has been much discussion about the role of the inspector over a long period of time . |
| 11 | I have to say I am amazed to find you have called a special meeting of the Politburo over a simple kidnapping . ’ |
| 12 | One might infer from this that investment intensity is therefore also negatively correlated with increases in the value of the business over a five-year period . |