Example sentences of "over [art] [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the fullness of time , in spite of revolution , civil war and world war , performance relative to competitors has not been lacklustre : compared with 1913 , when per capita GNP stood at 24.6 per cent of the US level , the 1984 ratio was 46 per cent . |
| 2 | Each of these assets has over the fullness of time authored its own particular problems and dilemmas . |
| 3 | Some writers have attempted to draw up some general guidelines which relate the weeding of research material to the concept of obsolescence — the diminution in the use of literature over the course of time . |
| 4 | But just as the overall form of our body remains the same , despite the constant replacement of the atoms and molecules of which it is made , so is the overall form of nature maintained as identifiably the same old physical universe , though the pattern may alter markedly over the course of time . |
| 5 | The women decided that matters had to change , and , over the course of time , instituted what came to be known as the Courts of Love . |
| 6 | As the mass media evolved over the course of time , certain professional ‘ rules ’ were developed . |
| 7 | One reason why these categories have proved of little practical value is that particular individuals may shift from one to another over the course of time , a fact which also illustrates an additional distinction that has to be made in describing schizophrenia . |
| 8 | Moreover , a basic premise of Dunlop 's prescription for the advancement of knowledge in industrial relations is the need to break away from the restrictive and myopic confines of problem-solving , institutional studies within individual countries — what has been termed an ‘ ethno-centric ’ bias — in favour of broader comparisons over the course of time and across countries . |
| 9 | Having considered possible explanations for some of the major inter-country differences between the levels of union organisation at a particular point in time it is also useful to examine the related question of the factors which help to explain the year-to-year growth and fluctuations in union membership over the course of time . |
| 10 | However , it is generally recognised that economic considerations are undoubtedly important in shaping the changes which have occurred within existing structures over the course of time since collective bargaining itself is an evolving social institution . |
| 11 | Another way in which the question of balance arises concerns the direction in which support flows and whether this changes over the course of time . |
| 12 | In summary , the evidence shows that the shape of kin groups is subject to very significant variation over the course of time . |
| 13 | As a result it was accepted by the 1630s that English colonies could take most decisions for themselves , and this meant they developed the institutions which , over the course of time , grew in a way that enabled them to become self-governing and then independent by stages which could be so small as sometimes to be imperceptible . |
| 14 | By checking , over the course of time , on the assumptions about , and perceptions of , each other 's signals — it is confusing if I interpret your expression as annoyance when you are concentrating hard . |
| 15 | It came about through changes of agreement amongst speakers over the course of time involving greater and greater consensus on open /α : / as the appropriate realization , and it is not fully explainable in purely linguistic terms . |
| 16 | These treaties have not remained immutable but have been amended and supplemented by other treaties over the course of time . |
| 17 | Over the course of time , it was clear that that was where its economic interests lay . |
| 18 | As a result , the form of the wage provides a precise point of entry into a broader comparative examination of changes in the nature of work , the rhythms of production and the composition of the workforce over the course of time . |
| 19 | The consequences of entry and exit will be felt over the course of time in the relevant markets , and it is proposed to trace entry and exit induced developments in market structure and performance over time . |
| 20 | The only problem was that we had envisaged a tumbledown affair that we would rebuild over the period of time while we were still living and working in London . |
| 21 | It should also be remembered that teachers are always assessing their pupils ' performance on a daily basis and will know their pupils well over the period of time . |
| 22 | We , when we introduced the community care element , looking at the budget earlier in the day , we did also refer to the Audit Commission report on that , and again it is quite clear from the Audit Commission report , that it remains a government expectation that we will continue to review our provision , that we will compare it as is done in this paper , with others and particularly the independent sector , and an expectation that we will rationalize where necessary , and hence the proposals over the period of time , that are in your budget package for reviewing and rationalizing only . |
| 23 | Doubts arose over the length of time which might elapse before the child ceased to be regarded as ‘ newly born ’ , and the Infanticide Act 1938 extended the definition to the killing of a child within twelve months of its birth by a mother whose mind is disturbed either by reason of her not having fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child or by reason of the effect of lactation consequent upon the birth of the child . |
| 24 | The er the county council came forward with these policies as a result of comments that er districts made a number of years ago and perhaps er over a passage of time erm makes at least validity your point but I I remain of the the view that there is in the there is nothing in the county structure plan that sets out the basic objective of protecting the countryside and still feel that 's a valid objective within the structure plan erm within the structure plan er context . |
| 25 | The driver turns the engine over a couple of times ; says , ‘ What it needs is a little push . ' ’ |
| 26 | You may trip over a couple of times on the way but you will be quite capable of picking yourself up and getting on with life until you have achieved your goal . |
| 27 | Kirov 's anger dissipated somewhat as he played the recording over a couple of times . |
| 28 | Fold one end of the strap over a couple of times and punch a hole through the three layers , then feed the other end through the hole to form a ‘ button ’ . |
| 29 | There is even a physical basis to the collectivity of women : it has been shown that women living together over a length of time frequently fall into a synchronicity of menstrual cycles . |
| 30 | Over a period of time they will all be ill . |