Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] over [art] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spreading the annuity purchase over a period of years will average out rates over that period , but whether this will result in a bigger pension at the end of the day is highly speculative . |
| 2 | The prize is intended to support research projects over a period of several years . |
| 3 | Good examples of activities to maintain motivation are collecting inspiring dieting case histories from slimming magazines ; going out to buy a dress one size smaller than your present size ; looking at charts and graphs that show good overall weight loss over a period of time . |
| 4 | On Oct. 12 three former Matrix Churchill executives had come to trial charged with breaching export regulations over a period of more than two years prior to Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 , in particular by falsely describing the equipment as for civilian use . |
| 5 | The librarian should normally plan a long-term programme of stock revisions over a period of , say , one to three years , selecting a number of specified priority subjects to be revised during that period . |
| 6 | The capital element of future rentals is treated as a liability and the interest element is charged to profit and loss account over the period of the leases in proportion to the balances outstanding . |
| 7 | However , electtoral support for the ex-communists was perceived as a reaction to falling living standards over the period of the Solidarity-led government . |
| 8 | The research is therefore intended to contribute to this theoretical debate and , in drawing on field work over a period of nearly twenty years , to consider critically the applicability of ideas like discourse to a particular ethnographic case . |
| 9 | In parallel , and in the shorter-term , acceptance will still be possible for those over 30 years of age with appropriate and verified management experience over a period of at least five years . |
| 10 | Royal Bank of Scotland has decided from 1 October 1991 , and in line with market practice and the Association of British Insurers ' SORP , to defer acquisition expenses relating to new and renewed motor and household policies over the period during which the premiums are earned , generally 12 months . |
| 11 | I refer to your letter of 11 March 1993 concerning the above and the use of Media Action to organise an information type campaign over a period of possibly one week . |
| 12 | Demographic and migration trends indicated that the rate of new household formation over the period of the structure plan ( i.e. until the mid-1990s ) was expected to be half of the post-war average levels and total population was likely to fall . |
| 13 | They were largely concerned with population and household predictions over the period to 1981 and the possibilities that existed for redistribution . |
| 14 | A further problem with this aspect of the analysis is the changes in exchange rates over the period of the study . |
| 15 | Barbara Conway , the former Daily Telegraph journalist , who was until recently publicity officer of the new watchdog over the financial services industry , The Securities and Investment Board ( SIB ) , has criticised the practices of Harvard Securities over a period of years in her reporting based on private investors ' comments . |
| 16 | This last autumn South East Arts tried and experiment in Brighton and organized a series of five so-called fringe theatrical productions at the Pavilion Theatre over a period of two months . |
| 17 | Work-shadowing , whereby a student follows a business person during her normal work routines over a period of a few weeks is becoming increasingly commonplace in the UK . |
| 18 | However , as a sociologist , I was interested in observing routine cases over a period of time in order to look for regular and recurring patterns of action and interaction that might allow certain generalisations to be made . |
| 19 | In July 1964 the corporation , the NIHT and the rural district council came to an agreement to share responsibility for housing Springtown families over a period of time , but this did not end the problem . |
| 20 | The percentage growth in both sales and group profits over the period from 1985 are impressive but its objectives to the end of this decade and half way through the next are even more so , especially since a clear and detailed strategy for its achievement is firmly in place . |
| 21 | Other examples might be the monthly Retail Price Index over a period of ten years , or the quarterly balance of payment figures during the last Labour government . |
| 22 | the price range over the period of interest denoted , ( Segall , 1956 ; Garcia , Leuthold and Zapata , 1986 ; Martell and Wolf , 1987 ; Board and Sutcliffe , 1990 ) ; |
| 23 | They have grown in importance in recent years as a way of financing trade , and in particular of tiding firms over the period from when they have to buy inputs to when they are able to sell the finished output . |
| 24 | A survey of all reviews appearing in British daily and Sunday newspapers over a period of three months in 1973 reported coverage as follows : fiction ( 873 reviews ) ; biography ( 621 ) ; children 's books ( 449 ) ; art ( 246 ) ; history ( 242 ) ; natural science ( 129 ) ; literature ( 126 ) ; poetry ( 1 19 ) ; humour ( 113 ) ; politics and economics ( 102 ) . |
| 25 | In practice , however , this is not essential for all species , and in particular those which have come acclimated to aquarium life over a period of many years are remarkably tolerant of what is strictly quite unsuitable water chemistry . |
| 26 | The respondents agreed to buy a van on the basis that the price could be paid " on hire purchase terms over a period of two years " . |
| 27 | But then , there can be no difference between producing x units over a period at one site and unc units for half the period at that site followed by unc at another site for the rest of the period . |
| 28 | Levine , an investment banker at a prestigious Wall Street firm , was alleged to have been involved in insider trading over a period of six years , during which time he made huge profits while trading on the basis of material nonpublic information in the securities of companies . |
| 29 | This trial is the first to prospectively follow elemental diet or prednisolone induced remission in adult patients over a period of a year . |
| 30 | At 0830 h , after an overnight fast ( from 2200 h on the evening before the test ) each subject ingested 200 ml water containing 10 g lactulose ( Duphalac-Duphar , Holland ) , 20 g dextrose , 40 mBQ 9 9 m Tc-sulphur colloid and 50 radio-opaque plastic markers over a period of 2 minutes . |