Example sentences of "[noun sg] over a long " in BNC.
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| 31 | Those few casual workers in the catering industry who do seem to work on a more or less continuous , almost full-time basis over a long period for a single organisation ( the plaintiffs in the oft-cited " O'Kelly case " ) , tend to possess skills which that organisation , and indeed other potential employers , value . |
| 32 | If that 's the case , then we could argue , an and will do , that now is a good time to borrow on a fixed term basis over a long period . |
| 33 | When some sociologists talk of the ‘ socialization function of the family ’ , therefore , they are not talking of a family deliberately and consciously performing a function assigned to it from outside by ‘ society ’ , but rather of a more subtle process that arises out of the facts of being married , of sharing a residence over a long period of time , and of parenthood . |
| 34 | Thus you will already be aerobically fit , that is able to sustain a relatively low work-load over a long period . |
| 35 | ‘ Thoroughbreds will always be able to catch up in a race over a long distance . |
| 36 | Fatigue fractures , by their very nature , are more prevalent in structures that have been subject to stress over a long period of time . |
| 37 | Although Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) were able to demonstrate an apparent loss of latent inhibition over a long retention interval using chocolate milk as the CS , no effect was apparent when saccharin was used . |
| 38 | Despite my closeness over a long period to Harold Wilson , I was certainly not close to his publicised cronies . |
| 39 | These data suggest that the selection of a relative who gives moral support is related partly to the composition of the kin group and partly to the quality of a particular relationship over a long period of time . |
| 40 | There is thus a tendency to build up a strong personal relationship over a long time , and slick high-pressure selling techniques are unlikely to be of much help . |
| 41 | The officer must indeed be prepared to sustain his attempts at persuasiveness over a long period of time , a matter which can pose problems , for he must be able to sense when a less conciliatory performance is warranted and a show of force , however discreet , would be appropriate . |
| 42 | The child who uses goed or comed is guilty of over-generalisation , while in sign the use of repetition to convey occurrence over a long time would be appropriate in WAIT-WAIT-WAIT , meaning ‘ wait for ages ’ but not in KEEP-KEEP-KEEP , where it would probably mean to ‘ keep three ’ things rather than to ‘ keep over time ’ . |
| 43 | Unlike the 1991 Rugby World Cup , which took place over a whole month , not to mention the three months build-up , thereby allowing the sponsors to develop their marketing strategy over a long period of time , the World Sevens tournament is a three-day event , with the commercial potential of a ‘ Market blink ’ , as he puts it . |
| 44 | For example , there may be evidence for a sequence of buildings being constructed and going out of use over a long period of time . |
| 45 | The study will also take into account the effects of aging , which may contribute to a decline in knowledge retention over a long period . |
| 46 | In Britain these are in a state of flux although there has been much discussion about the role of the inspector over a long period of time . |
| 47 | Instead that sense has to be nurtured by more direct experience over a long period of time . |
| 48 | The results they obtained suggested a close relationship between changes in the United States ' money supply and changes in money national income over a long period of time . |
| 49 | However , at Cosmeston the archaeologist has the opportunity to excavate a large portion of the settlement over a long period of time and to use the results to shed light on sites where the excavators have not been so fortunate . |
| 50 | Equally , it is not unknown for a partner gradually to lose interest in mundane administrative matters : often enough the problems that this can cause are exacerbated by his co-partners allowing him to escape his share of responsibility over a long period . |
| 51 | It was built in brick over a long period ; the east end dates from the ninth century and the west from the tenth and eleventh while the vaults are mainly twelfth century . |
| 52 | However , if it were possible to keep careful watch over a longer period , you would discover two interesting things . |
| 53 | As with any technique , direct mail has basic principles which must be obeyed if the programme is to communicate and raise money over a long period : * It must be regular ( a minimum of eight times a year ) * It must be personal , relevant and informal * It must be good quality * It must ask for and offer something * It must appeal to emotion first and reason second |
| 54 | The length of time it has been operation will determine how much money she gets back , but it is unlikely to have made much of a profit , because endowments are designed to make money over a long period of time . |
| 55 | It means you have to keep club staff there for a lot longer , till about 6.30 , and that people spend their money over a longer period of time . |
| 56 | Experiment 2 — A Trial over a Long Period |
| 57 | the nature of the caring relationship is likely to be based on love and mutual support over a long period of time . |
| 58 | Gas supply agreements often provide for the supply of gas over a long period , sometimes for a decade or more . |
| 59 | Any parent who has had an insomniac or hyperactive child will know the situation in which interruption of sleep over a long period frays tempers and seeks some other scapegoat than the child ; husband and wife may end in screaming at each other across the bedroom . |
| 60 | He has been a doughty fighter over a long period in favour of the use of democracy and dialogue and in condemnation of the use of violence . |