Example sentences of "for [adj] [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manager produces a whole hospital work-level profile for specific periods of time for a 7-day period . |
| 2 | They should also indicate potential problems , which , if rectified at a sufficiently early stage , will avoid the need for unnecessary expenditure of time and money in seeking to correct the position . |
| 3 | These animals possess the remarkable ability to withstand intense heat and drought for prolonged periods of time . |
| 4 | The new political crisis makes it less likely that Italy will meet the EC 's requirements for economic convergence on time . |
| 5 | Studying the body clock for extended periods of time |
| 6 | There are occasional reports in the medical journals of people not sleeping for extended periods of time when suffering from illnesses interfering with brain function . |
| 7 | If there was not a ‘ ceiling ’ to potency level then serial dilution would not be needed to make a remedy , one could simply shake any dilution for different lengths of time as in the example give above . |
| 8 | They are the culminations of a whole life which , as Malcolm Johnson puts it , ‘ sculpted their present problems and concerns ’ ; a life itself built around many different ‘ life-threads ’ — education , work , marriage , children , hobbies , and so on — so that it is best understood , both in psychological and social terms , ‘ as a complex of strands running for different lengths of time throughout a life biography and moulding its individuality ’ . |
| 9 | This inhibits her sexual cycles for varying periods of time depending on the species it 's about two years . |
| 10 | The plug remains in the vagina for varying lengths of time ( up to I 8 h ) . |
| 11 | It must be emphasised that tics , the essential feature of Tourette 's syndrome , are ‘ involuntary , sudden , rapid , recurrent , nonrhythmic , stereotyped , motor movements or vocalizations ’ which , though experienced as irresistible , can be suppressed for varying lengths of time . |
| 12 | Subjects will have been infected for varying lengths of time , which may affect these findings . |
| 13 | Secured and unsecured personal loans — loans are provided for fixed periods of time , often at fixed rates of interest and equal instalment payments . |
| 14 | This also implies a positive relationship between volume and volatility for fixed intervals of time , as argued by Clark ( 1973 ) . |
| 15 | Most of the motility studies on irritable bowel syndrome patients have been conducted for brief periods of time in the very distal portions of the viscus . |
| 16 | For the reason given above this might well be totally wrong for large values of time . |
| 17 | The directorate has a continual need for processed information to support decision making , to develop policy and advice for Academic Board and Governors , and to satisfy the appetite of external bodies such as DF.S , CNAA , NAB/PCFC , etc. for numerical information From time to time there is also the need for high quality information to support particular initiatives , such as the ( successful ) application for accreditation . |
| 18 | b ) Will doctors , particularly surgeons , be away for predictable periods of time ? |
| 19 | Anyone who has drunk one of the bottles of Fred Leroux 1920 at Le Vigneron in Reims ( in the days when it was an unpretentious little bistro , not the big , brash restaurant it is now ) will know that some wines of Chigny are capable of maturing for great periods of time . |
| 20 | ‘ Long periods of racial oppression ’ , he writes , ‘ can result in a system of inequality that may persist for indefinite periods of time even after racial barriers are removed ’ ( p. 146 ) . |
| 21 | An obviously desirable situation is for a country to have a sufficiency of well educated and trained teachers working for reasonable lengths of time in areas where they are familiar with the people and their culture . |
| 22 | Past gradients seem unlikely to have fallen much lower than this for substantial periods of time . |
| 23 | We postulate that the alternation of homogeneous gabbro and graded layers is produced by a magma chamber that remains below the critical concentration for substantial periods of time and generates a steady accumulation of crystals on the floor in the cotectic proportions . |
| 24 | The virtues of granting immunity from prosecution for substantial periods of time are questionable . |
| 25 | This enables underwater operation for long periods of time . |
| 26 | Can you share the same confines , for long periods of time , and where does your tolerance level lie ? |
| 27 | Depending on the nature of the defect , electrons may remain trapped for long periods of time ; such a trap would be referred to as ‘ deep ’ . |
| 28 | They are full of fun and not a breed that you can leave for long periods of time , as they are so human orientated . |
| 29 | Her parents lived in another part of the country and her husband was in the army and away for long periods of time . |
| 30 | In addition to the mobility required of them as deputies in battle for the king , they were also kept in attendance at their father 's court at Aachen for long periods of time . |