Example sentences of "period of time [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 At this point it is sufficient to mention that it is accepted that there were differences between the real and reported rates , but that for some crimes over certain periods of time the difference was fairly constant .
2 Aim to collect over a period of time a variety of texts covering different types of oral literature , the formal and the informal , fiction and truth , narrative and exhortation , and so on .
3 The period of time a bill is before Parliament determines how long the window of opportunity to legislate on criminal justice matters remains open .
4 This stage is followed by a search for means to implement the desired change and over a period of time a cycle of problems are handled by this method .
5 14.2 Should the Proprietor be unable or unwilling to produce a sequel work within a reasonable period of time the Publisher shall be at liberty to commission a sequel from a third party .
6 The first stage being the establishment , the next stage being penetration , the third stage being damage , what actually produces the damage in the disease , and the fourth stage is , if the disease is going to last for any period of time the ability of the organism to persist .
7 Where information , particularly of a detailed nature , is to be collected over a period of time the panel has clear attractions .
8 Over a period of time the system can deteriorate , suffer interference , misalignments , and indifferent maintenance .
9 In a very short period of time the education officer has probably found him/herself in school discussing these very issues with headteachers at the same time as presenting an interpretation of the detailed policy position of the elected members .
10 ‘ Stand ’ is proved by the observations of the officer concerned and although it is not necessary to prove the vehicle had been in the offending position for a particular period of time the court may find it helpful if the officer could give evidence , ‘ The vehicle was parked on Bradford Road from 20.00 hours to 21.00 hours etc . ’
11 This would be done on the basis of the facts , in particular the period of time the marriage had lasted and the extent to which the wife had foregone the opportunity to earn pension rights while bringing up the children .
12 Price changes ( or returns ) can be viewed as caused by the arrival of information Over some period of time the price change ( or return ) is the sum of a large number of random effects .
13 The masculine energy is made available , and over a period of time the woman can crystallize that energy into a bond that will hold fast .
14 The apparent concord of Sigismund 's opening years did not last long ; within a short period of time the episcopate threatened to suspend the king from communion , because of his support for a royal official in a case of incest .
15 Over the same period of time the number of defendants committed for trial at the Crown Court who were remanded in custody also increased from around 13,000 to 21,000 ( having been as high as 24,000 in 1997 ) .
16 Here we see an illustration of the almost universal law that the term Normal being taken to refer to a short period of time an increase in the amount demanded raises the normal supply price . [ … ]
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