Example sentences of "of time and [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Marshal had called back a number of times and each time the woman 's sobs had had a note of triumph in them . |
| 2 | children were not allowed to be employed for different lengths of times and social change |
| 3 | Telling you Christmas dinner 's no picnic for The Lady of the House at the best of times and this year was no exception . |
| 4 | In reality , the stories were recalled over only a short period of time and major event alterations did not occur , but both deaf and hearing people recalled the main episodes equally well and there was no significant difference in the number of events recalled . |
| 5 | The graphics can be displayed on screen for any length of time and each graphic can be accompanied by SoundBlaster or . |
| 6 | This process involves large amounts of time and constant discussion with those involved lower down the line who will actually execute the strategies on which the whole picture relies . |
| 7 | Her fresh-faced expression gazing as it were on the threshold of life is a poignant reminder of the passing of time and finite nature of dreams . |
| 8 | But in the history of warfare new weapon systems rarely achieve immediate dominance : only the passage of time and operational experience decides whether the older , well-tried systems should be superseded or not . |
| 9 | The review by Allan MacIntyre , Group Management Services Director , involves a considerable amount of time and inter-company co-operation with staff being trained on similar systems in operation at Elderslie . |
| 10 | Third , because women 's and men 's lives are organized very differently in our society as a whole , women seem to be more available to provide any assistance which involves input of time and domestic labour . |
| 11 | Desperate attempts to find wriggle room to justify or excuse bad decisions are a waste of time and creative energy . |
| 12 | As a final point it is worth reiterating that , although it takes a lot of time and intellectual effort to derive an acceptable information model using the MINSE approach , the model is independent of the actual form that the information takes in the real situation , and will remain valid until such time as the role of the organisation undergoes a fundamental change . |
| 13 | Other contributions which absorb as much in the way of time and intellectual effort — new methodological or computational techniques , datasets which have some general usefulness — are all but discounted . |
| 14 | ‘ Dog ’ remains dog through centuries of time and cultural change . |