Example sentences of "over [art] past five [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those of you who have acquired shares through the profit sharing scheme will note with pleasure that Rentokil shares have performed the best of all the FTSE 100 over the past five year period , with an almost fourfold increase since 1987 . |
| 2 | Jock 's voice was raised as he continued to describe the events over the past five days : — The attack on the Casino at Ouistreham and the eventual capture of the town by the British and French of No. 4 Commando . |
| 3 | As I looked at him sitting opposite me on the floor of the trench , I was fascinated by his resemblance to the other Commandos I had met over the past five days . |
| 4 | Further unrest was expected in the town last night , as evenings have been the peak periods for the protests over the past five days . |
| 5 | She had learned , over the past five years , that a vicar 's wife is expected to be sympathetic , helpful , and above reproach . |
| 6 | The policy has been the cornerstone of China 's efforts to revive state industry over the past five years . |
| 7 | Fortunately , as well as complaints , we have received plenty of praise and awards for our distinctive photography and excellent writing over the past five years . |
| 8 | There have been some 35 building society mergers over the past five years . |
| 9 | ‘ The commission took into consideration their record over the past five years , ’ said Graham Kelly , the FA 's chief executive , ‘ but they also noted that they had taken steps to improve it over the last 18 months . ’ |
| 10 | Having cut his teeth at Disney Studios , Lasseter has developed a reputation with a series of shorts over the past five years which have brought together the very best aspects of hand and computer animation , creating something quite special in the process . |
| 11 | A merger between Chase Manhattan and its New York neighbour , Chemical Bank , could free up more money than the two banks ' combined net profit over the past five years . |
| 12 | The only society with its own stockbroking arm , Norwich and Peterborough , has pioneered user-friendly share dealing over the past five years . |
| 13 | There have been significant advances in management techniques in industry , and over the past five years CAC has been actively developing ways of transferring TQM education into new working behaviour and attitudes . |
| 14 | Renewable energy generation 45% of electricity demand could be met from wind power In fact , the amount of electricity produced by renewable sources in the UK has steadily declined over the past five years . |
| 15 | It has been restored by the National Maritime Museum over the past five years and was reopened in May . |
| 16 | When further broken down , the figures for public institutions are somewhat sobering , since educational libraries represent only 9% of publishers ' total sales , and public libraries a mere 5% — and these contributions as a percentage of the total have fallen steadily over the past five years , due to wide-ranging public spending cuts in this period . |
| 17 | Much of Rhône-Poulenc 's effort in 199 was focused on integrated the large number of acquisitions it has made over the past five years . |
| 18 | Are you aware of any significant changes in council policies over the past five years ? |
| 19 | Over the past five years , shipboard transmitters have boosted their average out put from 400 watts to 2 kilowatts , according to the British Ship Research Association . |
| 20 | However , over the past five years , a new industry has developed that makes and markets machines whose purpose and promise is that they can outthink humans in an arena traditionally thought to demand reasoning of the highest sort . |
| 21 | Sheldon Krimsky 's book stems from this study , but in the light of the other books devoted to this same goal that have appeared over the past five years , it is worth considering what Genetic Alchemy adds to previous efforts . |
| 22 | On the international scene nothing much has changed over the past five years , here are some examples of what they found : |
| 23 | If some of these proposals come to pass , they will confirm the trend of BBC policy over the past five years . |
| 24 | What is being suggested is a softening of the hard line taken by the Tories in Scotland over the past five years in the use of political patronage . |
| 25 | Over the past five years the executive information system has established itself as niche software in this area , but until recently the price of even PC-based EIS has prohibited their use by all but the major groups British Gas , Caledonian Airways , and the Kwik Save group , to name a few . |
| 26 | International factoring has grown at a faster rate than domestic factoring over the past five years but still remains only a small fraction of domestic business . |
| 27 | I began by noting that in 1987 building societies were at the forefront of financial sector reporting , but the influence , in particular , of the EC has narrowed the gap over the past five years , so that the rules applicable to banks ( The Companies Act 1985 ( Bank Accounts ) Regulations 1991 ) and building societies ( the 1992 regulations ) are now very much in line . |
| 28 | R&D expenditure has risen steadily over the past five years , from £461m ( 4.1% of sales ) in 1987 to £692m ( 5.5% of sales ) in 1991 . |
| 29 | The top performing European unit trusts ( £1,000 invested ) over the past five years , according to Money Management , are Fidelity European £1,427 , Baring European Growth £1,411 , Merlin Jupiter European £1,318 , Scottish Widows Europe £1,305 , Lazard European Growth £1,280 , Henderson European Income £1,265 . |
| 30 | Thank you for your many cards , gifts and wishes , as well as your friendship and encouragement over the past five years . |