Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [art] long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , employers are constantly employing new staff so the return on selection has to be calculated over a longer period of time to get a true picture of the effects of selection methods . |
| 2 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |
| 3 | A behavioural response is strengthened when it has an increased probability of occurring ( frequency ) or when it is likely to be performed for a longer period of time ( duration ) . |
| 4 | Does my hon. Friend agree that when such councils involve constitutional amendments to the treaty as well as , as always , substantial business for the Heads of Government to transact , some new formula should be produced whereby meetings could be scheduled for a longer period ? |
| 5 | The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 . |
| 6 | Capital allowances deducted from the taxable income may be higher in the early years ( and therefore lower in the later years ) thin book depreciation , which may be charged over a longer period . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Begin the list with the projects that have been waiting to be finished for the longest period of time . |
| 9 | The picture was not seen as ‘ a moment of time ’ but the wings were assumed to be spread for a long period ( Goldsmith , 1984 , pp.2–3 ) . |
| 10 | But obviously a place not already converted would cost less initially , and the price of rebuilding would be spread over a longer period . |
| 11 | It faced substantial protests , however , from water suppliers , notably in the UK ( see pp. 36903 ; 37159 ) and in West Germany , who objected that the massive costs involved would need to be spread over a longer period . |
| 12 | If an experiment produces animals that are to be kept for a long period , or that are to form the basis of a breeding colony . |
| 13 | Debt due for repayment within two years could be paid within five years , and debt due to be repaid over a longer period could be paid within eight years . |
| 14 | This explains how the disease can be misdiagnosed over a long period and stresses the need for biopsy specimens whatever the type of gastric lesion . |
| 15 | These real arts of the field man 's work can only be acquired over a long period , and they must be practised and refined by an officer on his own in the course of his work . |