Example sentences of "of the [noun] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was then Gedanken realized that all along she had been hearing the voices of the beetles over a loudspeaker . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It shows remarkable warming and cooling of the sea over a period of just 10 days . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | Like the mash tun , it has a slotted base and the liquid runs out of the vessel over a bed of spent hops . |
| 6 | It covered the demobilization , repatriation or relocation of the contras over a 90-day period beginning on Sept. 8 ( i.e. by Dec. 5 ) . |
| 7 | The confluence of the difficulties over a further Cassell renewal of funding ; the prospect of the focus of her work shifting to Huntingdonshire , and the arrival of Lee in 1931 was perceived by Miss Green as an indication of preparations for her displacement in Northamptonshire and eventual redundancy ; for which there appears to be no documentary basis . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Since the water had to be raised to the top of the acropolis over a distance of a kilometre , this saved the construction of an aqueduct 100 feet high over this long distance . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | Another method is to take a sample of titles or subject areas and follow the progress of the sample over a number of years . |
| 13 | Alkaline basalts record the passage of the plateau over a hotspot during the Eocene . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Struck at such moments as the end of a verse , these enhanced the impact of rituals performed to promote harmony and enhance the dignity of the state over a period of at least three millennia from the Shang to the Qing dynasties . |
| 17 | The sample , placed in a dialyser bag , is suspended in distilled or deionized water , circulation of which encourages osmotic exchange of the salts over a period of several days . |
| 18 | If so , they would be prepared to supply further evidence of use of the path over a number of years . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The use of the model for policy analysis generally presupposes that a forecast of the economy over a period of several years is available . |
| 22 | And the special pull-forward visor means you can increase the effectiveness of the hood over a greater area . |
| 23 | Should you experience any of the symptoms over a prolonged period of time , it is always advisable to have a check-up to ensure that you do not have a condition which requires professional help . |
| 24 | A recent report by the National Radiological Protection Board ( NRPB ) said the iodine-131 may have killed 13 people through cancer of the thyroid over a period of decades . |
| 25 | It should be remembered that it is the consistency of the results over a number of items and not isolated examples which suggest that the context favours girls . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The changes that occurred in the City 's international role over the 1960s and '70s are explained and discussed in J. Coakley and L. Harris , The City of Capital ( Oxford , Basil Blackwell ; 1983 ) ; the international role of the City over a longer period is discussed in depth in L. Harris , T. Evans , J. Coakley and M. Croasdale , New Directions in the Financial System ( London , Croom Helm ; 1988 ) . |
| 28 | In experimental work on the viscosity of the alkanes over a wide range of temperature Doolittle found however that the simple relation where A and B are constants gave a very much better fit to the experimental data , than the Andrade equation From the discussion we have given it is clear that fv is only a linear function of T if the expansion of the liquid is given by the linear equation and this is only true over small temperature ranges . |
| 29 | At the heart of the debate over a squad system lies the virtue of continuity versus the flexibility of selection . |
| 30 | 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 . |