Example sentences of "are spread over [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It points out , however , that decommissioning costs are spread over a long period , while those of reprocessing spent fuel are more immediate .
2 The speeds of molecules in a gas are spread over a wide range .
3 Consideration may need to be given to switching partners or departments to achieve this ; ( 3 ) inevitably , where the activities of a firm are spread over a wide area , problems arise in connection with the basic decision making processwhen , for example , partners ' meetings become more difficult to arrange .
4 Ireland , again unlike Holland , is a relatively big country and the players are spread over a wide area .
5 The absence of a temple in the vicinity of the buildings need not negate this hypothesis , since on most sites of this nature the buildings are spread over a considerable area .
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