Example sentences of "over a long period [prep] " in BNC.

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31 the nature of the caring relationship is likely to be based on love and mutual support over a long period of time .
32 The result is that conflicts in one set of relationships , over a wide range of society , or over a long period of time , lead to the re-establishment of social cohesion ( 1955 : 2 ) .
33 It reached its present form over a long period of time during which there have been numerous law changes — not all of which have achieved their desired result , as Ian Kirkpatrick , Rutherford 's South African counterpart , was the first to point out .
34 Signatories of GATT could institute tariff changes which might discriminate against third parties only if done over a long period of time , so giving those third parties the opportunities of adjusting to the change without suffering severe economic disruption .
35 Fatigue fractures , by their very nature , are more prevalent in structures that have been subject to stress over a long period of time .
36 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 .
37 Various surveys of such studies , over a long period of time ( Schuessler and Cressey , 1950 ; Hood and Sparks , 1970 ; Hindelang , 1972 ; Feldman , 1977 ) and covering various categorisations ( including Eysenck 's ) , have not suggested widespread agreement on clear-cut categories covering significant proportions of offenders , although various relationships have been found .
38 To begin with , literacy in general was not , of course , independently invented in Greece , as Goody and Watt recognise : the form of literacy particular to Greece developed from the Semitic writing system over a long period of time .
39 For the concession of hereditary tenure , though made piecemeal over a long period of time , was universal by the end of the century .
40 What each of us does over a long period of trial and error is to acquire a set of tools with which we are comfortable and which we can apply in different ways to the myriad problems which we need to solve .
41 We therefore laid our plans and moved out in good order over a long period of time .
42 On the other hand , in certain other areas of our bulk chemicals we have been very successful in maintaining a good margin business over a long period of time .
43 Records may have to be kept for reference over a long period of time and therefore they must be adequately protected .
44 I have known you well over a long period of time .
45 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 .
46 Understanding of the dream built up in layers , over a long period of time .
47 Thus there was a confusing number of elements on earth , above it and below it which contributed to the afterlife , representing ideas which had been brought together over a long period of time .
48 In early 1977 , for the first time in 30 years , campesinos in the central region of the country occupied land from which they had been evicted over a long period of time to make way for export crops .
49 So if y if the chemicals will do that over a long period of time to rubber , think what it would do to your skin .
50 For example , there may be evidence for a sequence of buildings being constructed and going out of use over a long period of time .
51 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 .
52 Besides , the variations in the pattern and emphasis of such courses seem to have grown up largely pragmatically , as a function of the organizational ‘ discretion ’ that both institutions and academics have in responding to the needs , pressures and priorities they have perceived over a long period of time .
53 People who have to exist on social security [ over a long period of time ] have a different set of values .
54 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 .
55 The solidarity of the community is strengthened … by a shared history of living and working in one place over a long period of time … .
56 In these respects , there has been a general and continuing decline in prison conditions over a long period of time ( King and McDermott , 1999 ) .
57 This may apply to a particular period or it may be concerned with changes over a long period of time .
58 Complex adaptations have developed because in certain circumstances the same selection pressure has been maintained over a long period of time .
59 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 .
60 To know that there 's someone going to buy your crop over a long period of time , or part of your crop , ideally , over a long period of time , does help people to plan ahead .
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