Example sentences of "for any length of time " in BNC.
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| 31 | One of England 's big problems recently is that they have n't put opposing teams under pressure for any length of time , so all their attacking has been spasmodic . |
| 32 | Det Insp Jeff Crowther said : ‘ This incident could have been worse if it had gone on for any length of time . ’ |
| 33 | This air bladder does not allow the fish to remain out of water for any length of time . |
| 34 | The binoculars should be powerful enough for you to see what you want but not so bulky that you find them too heavy and awkward to hold for any length of time . |
| 35 | Leather is perhaps most comfortable to hold for any length of time , although colourful nylon leashes have become very popular during recent years . |
| 36 | You must anticipate some damage around the home at this stage , especially if you leave your pet on its own for any length of time . |
| 37 | A low vision aid must be held at the correct distance from the material to be viewed for maximum magnification to be effected , and it can be difficult to sustain this with a hand-held magnifier for any length of time . |
| 38 | But latterly I 've been here very little ; in fact it must be at least fifteen years since I stayed here for any length of time … |
| 39 | I wanted a wet/dry type of trickle filter for use with the vat mainly because I did not want water retained in the filter for any length of time — this could have caused weight problems . |
| 40 | Yet they are the only animal known in whose bloodstream the AIDS virus survives for any length of time . |
| 41 | Yet in one of his letters he comments , ‘ how far from easy a thing is virtue , how difficult its simulation for any length of time ! ’ |
| 42 | As Cicero said , it is difficult to maintain simulatio for any length of time . |
| 43 | If you 're anything like me , you 'll be hopeless at budgeting money for any length of time . |
| 44 | Such organizations have many other characteristics which anybody who has worked in them for any length of time will recognize . |
| 45 | Military adventures abroad that extend for any length of time depend on the legislature being willing to provide the necessary funding and the Senate 's approval of treaties can , by no means be taken for granted . |
| 46 | In a world of perfect competition it would not be possible for managers to deviate from the profit-maximization norm for any length of time even if they were tempted to pursue their own rather than the shareholders ' interests . |
| 47 | Once you 've injected for any length of time , there 's no point in snorting or chasing . |
| 48 | To relieve you of any worries you may have about your monthly repayments if you are unfortunate enough to be off work for any length of time , or if you die unexpectedly , we have a comprehensive insurance Protection Plan . |
| 49 | Plus up to £80 payable for every day you are in hospital due to an accident , for any length of time from one day , up to 100 days . |
| 50 | This growing discontent has been symbolized by Koreans refusing to comply with the stipulation that all aliens resident in Japan for any length of time have to be re-registered as aliens and fingerprinted at regular intervals , and carry alien registration cards with them at all times . |
| 51 | It may or may not have been his home for any length of time , but it is certainly the only survivor of that contemporary period of timbered houses with thatched roofs which frequently caught fire and were eventually forbidden . |
| 52 | This quotation does , however , sum up what many people might expect of the consequences of going without sleep for any length of time . |
| 53 | According to the Swedish psychologist A.Kjellberg , lapses are the most dramatic outcomes of lowered arousal , but as the sleepy subject is performing a work-paced task for any length of time his responses become degraded even before the occurrence of frank lapses in attention . |
| 54 | Erm , and , and I think sadly , as well the problem is that if this recession does go on for any length of time then we will be losing many of our |
| 55 | Most have bodies with a skin so soft , thin and permeable that if they are exposed to direct sunshine for any length of time they dry out and die . |
| 56 | Once a person has become unemployed for any length of time , the chances are that he or she will continue to be unemployed . |
| 57 | Ashby therefore proposes phasing in the training guarantee , beginning with the very long-term unemployed — and then progressively extending the guarantee to all those in the dole queues for any length of time . |
| 58 | It is difficult to point to any experiments in egalitarian social life which have abolished stratification , and have survived for any length of time . |
| 59 | " When I was dealing with the men personally I generally got them to see matters from my point of view , but unfortunately I could not stay in any one port for any length of time ; my subordinates did not have the same control over men as I did " . |
| 60 | Incomes policies were seen as crucial to help solve our problems , yet over and over again governments found that political pressures made these very difficult to sustain for any length of time . |