Example sentences of "[prep] a longer period " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although these children were potentially a lot more intelligent than the rest of society , they still feared something and this is what suppressed them for a longer period of time . |
| 32 | I the defendant Doctor David against a decision of the taxing master , taxing master of right , er given on the thirteenth of August nineteen ninety three , whereby the taxing master disallowed interest on plaintiff 's bill of the cost in the action for a period from the first of November nineteen ninety one to the twenty seventh of May nineteen ninety three , the defendant in his notice of appeal , claims that the taxing master should have disallowed interest for a longer period , in addition to the period he actually al disallowed int namely there should be additional disallowance for the period from the twenty forth of April nineteen ninety one to the thirty first of October nineteen ninety one or for such other periods as the court deems just . |
| 33 | The teacher 's relation with a child is much more intense and long-lasting than for a teacher of a normal child , since they will be together in close contact during a longer period of growth . |
| 34 | A timetable for an orderly sale with a longer period for developing relationships with purchasers than may be necessary in a rushed sale is included in Section 1102.5 . |
| 35 | Can I extend my covenant , if I wish to continue making payments over a longer period ? |
| 36 | For instance we can suggest ways of rescheduling the payments over a longer period . |
| 37 | They have given staff in schools the space to meet as a group and get to terms with issues over a longer period , complementing the series of other meetings and team meetings that go on anyway . |
| 38 | Another reason for our inability to give accurate figures is due to the prevalence of several other types of population movement , some of them on a huge scale , although extended over a longer period . |
| 39 | Unlike offices , the level of income fluctuates although sometimes over a longer period it fluctuates at a higher level than commercial . |
| 40 | The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |
| 43 | The examination of all the images produced during a particular period or of a selection of images over a longer period will often provide a good idea of how the relevant state or regime wished to represent itself . |
| 44 | Over a longer period , substances produced in quantities of between 10 and 1000 tpa will be covered , while substances of which less than 10 tpa are produced annually will not come within the scope of the programme for the time being . |
| 45 | If stable over a longer period , the presence or absence of trimer structures at certain positions on a surface could act as bits of digital data . |
| 46 | An additional incentive is that a garden , in contrast to its associated historic building , does not always need substantial sums for major fabric repairs at the outset and can be revived over a longer period of time . |
| 47 | Nor did she see coherence over a longer period partly because her own world was a social one dominated by friends , clothes , music and beckoning adulthood . |
| 48 | However , if it were possible to keep careful watch over a longer period , you would discover two interesting things . |
| 49 | Spruce needles certainly take longer to decay than some other leaves , releasing humic acid over a longer period but at a slower rate , but being a long standing constituent of the northern latitudes coniferous belt , spruce ( Picea ) is quite compatible with lakes well stocked with fish . |
| 50 | Perhaps it is because a predator is able to find and eat relatively large numbers of aposematic prey in a short space of time , and that the high initial rate of feeding produces a more powerful reinforcement than a greater number of prey eaten over a longer period . |
| 51 | However , this is an aspect that must be studied closely over a longer period , for there is a danger in some of the inner-city schemes of officially-induced gentrification . |
| 52 | Light : Requires plenty of bright light over a longer period than is required by most other plants . |
| 53 | Light : Requires bright light over a longer period than is required for most aquarium plants . |
| 54 | Light : Needs very good light over a longer period than is used for other water plants Water temperature : 68°–78°F . |
| 55 | The next case might appear to be a bit shorter , but in fact it asks you to consider rather more factors , over a longer period , and from a rather higher management level . |
| 56 | But obviously a place not already converted would cost less initially , and the price of rebuilding would be spread over a longer period . |
| 57 | Other families need help over a longer period , although the group is careful not to overlap with the work of professional staff from the social services . |
| 58 | It is often preferable to offer the necessary quantity of food as two meals , morning and evening , so the dog 's stomach remains fuller over a longer period . |
| 59 | Despite the behind-the-scenes politics , the most likely outcome of a redesigned Freedom is a slowing of ESA 's programme to spread the costs over a longer period . |
| 60 | Pre-emptive local anaesthetic field block for inguinal herniorrhaphy resulted in reduced pain scores and a delay in requests for analgesia during the six hours studied by Ejlersen et al , but similar work detected no pre-emptive effect over a longer period . |