Example sentences of "[noun pl] over a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 The supply of labour can be defined as the quantity of labour services ( measured in person-hours ) offered for hire by individuals over a given time period .
2 Some measurements were made using older plants over a short time period , just three hours .
3 ‘ This success has been achieved as a result of the hard work by LASMO 's staff and its partners over a long time .
4 A total of 112 pulse arrival times over a 120-day time interval were collected for this pulsar .
5 We agree that in broad terms the mean number of heterosexual partners reported by men must be equal to the mean number reported by women over a specified time interval in a closed population .
6 The British Museum Press launched its Prometheus award in 1991 with the aim of encouraging young scholars to produce work which crosses disciplinary boundaries or examines events over a wide time scale .
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