Example sentences of "a long term [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It 's another piece of evidence suggesting a long term buildup towards a serious mercury crisis .
2 A long term test of the Tempa Rossa 2 well has been successfully completed and good production rates were achieved from a sidetrack to the original discovery well .
3 It simply stated that Mr. Cox was a long term member of the Communist Party and prominent in C.N.D. and that it was desired to investigate his activities to ascertain whether the Communist Party was manipulating C.N.D. in a clandestine way .
4 Sir David is a long term supporter of Save The Children and has sat for many years on the industry and commerce group .
5 There is often a long term trend to concentration of operators .
6 ( a ) Whatever the role of individual mosaicists or groups of mosaicists was in the second century , there appears to be a long term trend in the popularity of certain designs over which control by these mosaicists was negligible .
7 A long term relationship with major US multinational companies , involving tens of products over more than 30 years .
8 It is a long term problem of course , but it creates a vicious circle that only ends when you discard the circle entirely and approach the situation from a completely new angle .
9 The potential benefits of achieving a long term reduction in excessive vehicle speeds are considerable .
10 There needs to be a long term education of cyclists and I sincerely apologise to those walkers who have had any bad experiences .
11 A long term resident of the Bishop 's Castle area , she was widely known and respected .
12 Great Yarmouth was successfully awarded a long term contract with Shell Expro , while Falkirk and Milford Haven increased their market share in support of the onshore petro-chemical industry .
13 We were also successful in securing a long term contract from BP for integrated engineering services on their Magnus , Thistle and Miller platforms .
14 With our sister company , Wood Group Engineering Contractors , we successfully secured a long term contract from BP to provide integrated engineering services for the Miller , Magnus and Thistle platforms .
15 We were also very pleased to be awarded , at the end of last year , a long term contract from BP Exploration for the provision of integrated engineering services on their Magnus , Thistle and Miller platforms .
16 We were pleased to be awarded a long term contract from BP for integrated engineering services on their Magnus , Thistle and Miller platforms .
17 So if you were serious about promoting social housing over time what you would be working for is not a stop go economy in housing , not a stopped go regime in terms of halas housing finance , but a stable , a long term commitment towards er er a financial regime that will actually bring that housing through and that is something you have not done .
18 In the light of this , the announcement in 1989 that Honda was to take a 20 per cent stake in Rover , was seen as a further cementing of ties between the two companies and a long term commitment to Rover 's development by Honda .
19 Yeah , but they 're also forgetting as well it is n't just the maintenance that it 's a long term commitment to paying
20 That sort of partnership can not be built up over a few years , it has to be through a long term commitment by both parties . ’
21 Historical material is also being examined in order to get a long term perspective on the more recent changes .
22 Gradually , countries are coming to their senses and realising that non-stop exploitation of rainforest resources is not a long term answer to poverty .
23 He says they are in a long term partnership with our local hospitals and they want to do all they can to support them .
24 A long term aim of ECOFEX is to unify market trading , order routing and clearing systems within Europe .
25 By harnessing the wealth of experience already existing in the UN and Commonwealth , Ted Dunn argues that there is a practical path to achieve disarmament and development through a region by region approach with a long term aim of strengthening international law .
26 Third process teaching and learning styles should vary as widely as possible in order to provide maximum stimulation for both teachers and pupils and care should be taken to plan programmes with a long term rhythm of change or variety the element of chance and serendipity
27 It proposed a long term strategy to " release the energies of ordinary people by enabling them to take charge of their lives " , noting that agriculture remained the " primary foundation for growth " and emphasizing food security rather than food self-sufficiency .
28 The first Plan identified the need to achieve a long term strategy for speed enforcement and to commission a study to determine such a strategy involving enforcement activities , new technology and publicity .
29 Certainly a long term study into how best to transform the European Cups for men and women into a wholly credible fixture on the calendar , is being investigated .
30 Researchers at Gloucesters public health laboratories have been carrying out a long term study into more than three hundred cases of meningitis .
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