Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of years to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This bizarre outcome results from the application of an ancient and technical rule of law which requires the maximum duration of a term of years to be ascertainable from the outset . |
| 2 | In the case of the urban riots , it is the nature of the television coverage which is in essence inciting other young people in different parts of the country to civil disobedience , whereas in the case of football violence , the implication is that the perceived lack of moral leadership by the broadcasting corporations has led over a period of years to a general moral climate in this country which fails to provide adequate controls over the behaviour of the nation 's youth . |
| 3 | Form K15 requires a period of years to be stated . |
| 4 | This programme has been developed by Howard Dowding on behalf of The Infomatics Resource Centre and is based on seminars given over a number of years to managers and DP professionals . |
| 5 | It will allow the sense of frustration many of us have felt for a number of years to be replaced by a new sense of purpose . |
| 6 | His expertise as a children 's bookseller was highly valued by his colleagues , and he made a great contribution over a number of years to the work of the BA 's Children 's Executive , as a member and , more recently , as a vice-chairman . |
| 7 | A patent is a very desirable form of intellectual property because it gives the owner a monopoly in an invention , enabling him to exploit the invention for a number of years to the exclusion of other people ( subject to provisions designed to prevent abuse of the monopoly granted ) . |
| 8 | The Japanese thus gained a couple of years to phase out their use of drift-nets , and retained the hope that their research scientists might be able to hide the truth about drift-net fishing . |