Example sentences of "[noun] over a period " in BNC.
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| 61 | Hanson has been built up into one of Britain 's leading companies over a period of twenty years based on an acquisition philosophy which involves a reduction in the acquired company 's bureaucracy , devolution of responsibility to local managers , a tight control of capital expenditure and a disposal of some of the peripheral assets which are not part of the company 's ‘ core activities ’ . |
| 62 | The full picture of ILR ownership over a period of nearly twenty years is difficult to trace . |
| 63 | Will the attack on democracy be as outrageous as killing all blue-eyed babies , or will it be a more insidious erosion of rights and liberties over a period of time ? |
| 64 | Er but in order to introduce reasonable facilities for shop stewards , we had to make approaches to the management over a period of time . |
| 65 | The mechanics of valuing the entitlement of the outgoing partner should be specific ( see below ) and once ascertained a timetable should be laid down for its payment , as to which the alternatives ( depending on the circumstances and needs of the firm in question and its partners ) are immediate payment or payment by instalments over a period with or without interest on the unpaid balance . |
| 66 | In addition , garage C was subject to a mortgage whereby the appellants advanced , under a loan agreement , £7,000 to the respondents who covenanted to repay it by instalments over a period of 21 years . |
| 67 | There are an increasing number of surveys which have looked at individuals over a period of time . |
| 68 | Stoats , weasels and polecats were the more obvious of these and man , being the innovator that he is , may well have captured , tamed and adapted some of these animals for his own purposes over a period of centuries . |
| 69 | After superficial induction to bureau life , through discussion and self-study over a period of approximately four weeks , trainees will take a two-day course in basic interviewing skills . |
| 70 | She had lost 8 inches off her waist and a staggering 10 inches off her hips over a period of seven months . |
| 71 | People have made wonderful toys in a lot of different places over a period of time . |
| 72 | Remarkable posters designed from his Brighton Studio for the Academy Cinema in Oxford Street over a period of forty years — each in effect a ‘ portrait ’ of the film . |
| 73 | When such Stakhanovite chastity over a period of months finally coaxed some forlorn gesture of affection from the girl , he told her he wanted to get to know her better . |
| 74 | In practice , the average is usually a time average ; one observes and averages the velocity at a point over a period long enough for separate measurements to give effectively the same result . |
| 75 | Anthropologists , for example , are able to interpret a culture , at first sight inexplicable to those from a different culture , by living with , talking to and observing people in a community over a period of years . |
| 76 | For this reason production cooperatives must be encouraged to grow from small beginnings over a period of time with sensitive support . |
| 77 | A number of working groups have been set up by the Council to look at these matters , but the truth is that the whole curriculum approach is rendered horrendously difficult by the subject structure and by the inevitable fact that the various subject working party reports are coming on stream over a period of at least four to five years . |
| 78 | It ran for four separate days over a period of weeks , followed by an exam when all managed to pass . |
| 79 | Tower Hamlets , acting under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act of 1967 , required Chetnik to pay rates on the buildings over a period of some years during which they were unoccupied because tenants could not be found . |
| 80 | The appellants considered the mortgage could not be redeemed without their consent unless in accordance with the covenant for repayment over a period of 21 years . |
| 81 | The time resolution is excellent - the growth of maize seedlings over a period of a few minutes can be detected . |
| 82 | Altogether , tutorials take place over a period of about twenty-four weeks in the last year of a course , and usually by the last twelve tutorials a student has a much clearer idea of what he or she is about . |
| 83 | The rebuilding of the old manor took place over a period of about five years and was probably finished in about 1727 . |
| 84 | Spread is slow and extension may take place over a period of months , even years . |
| 85 | In LEAs where a scheme of delegation has been in place over a period of years , the question of making more money soon arises . |
| 86 | Under the legal definition of crime , it is in theory possible to determine the number of crimes committed in any one place over a period of time . |
| 87 | Then it takes its place over a period of time within the wider teaching of the principles , planning and practice of worship , enabling the ordinand to explore the theological and practical importance of music in an appropriate context . |
| 88 | But the change was n't radical , it took place over a period of er I would suggest er maybe about six or seven years . |
| 89 | Some settlement is likely to take place over a period after the trench has been filled , but this can be filled in at a later stage . |
| 90 | As weak springs can only stored a fraction of the potential energy that a strong spring can hold , the remainder is lost as heat and if the change from a strong to a weak spring takes place over a period of time , equivalent to the observation time , then the energy loss is detected as mechanical damping . |