Example sentences of "over [art] [adj] period [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | However , the degree also has a taught component , as students must attend at least one postgraduate seminar every term over the two-year period of the degree , and are examined on their work in these courses . |
2 | One possibility is to ignore the part of the award of damages which exceeds the amount exempt from tax under the ‘ golden handshake ’ rules , for instance by expressing the exempt amount ( currently £30,000 ) as an annual income over the unexpired period of the contract , estimating what the tax would be on that imaginary income and deducting that tax from the total compensation . |
3 | This is paid over the outstanding period of the original loan or any shorter period that the new loan might involve . |
4 | This sum was to be financed over the 15-month period to the extent of 7.14 per cent from the general budget , 53.7 per cent from non-repayable aid , and the balance of 39.16 per cent from borrowing . |
5 | Pedro Aspe Armella , the Mexican Finance Minister , estimated that it would save the country around US$4,710 million in debt servicing each year over the four-year period of the agreement . |
6 | Finance charges are allocated to accounting periods over the primary period of the lease and represent a constant proportion of the balance of capital payments outstanding . |
7 | This will be allocated to periods over the primary period at a constant rate on the carrying amount , as required by paragraph 25 of the [ draft ] FRS . |
8 | In the six months to 31 July 1985 the unaudited profit of the group is expected to be £9.2m , an increase of 21 per cent over the corresponding period in the previous year . |
9 | With a total deal value of £960 million the fourth quarter was the strongest , showing an increase of £340 million over the third quarter but a rise of just £20 million over the corresponding period in the previous year . |
10 | It is paid free of tax up to a maximum of £8000 over the full period of the allowance ( see Appendix 1 ) . |
11 | Likewise the number of voters who think of themselves as being ‘ very strongly ’ committed to Labour has fallen by more than half over the same period to a mere 10 per cent of the electorate : of voters with of voters with Labour'very strong' Labour identificationidentification 19665024 19704721 19744516 19794211 19833711 19873613 19923711 |
12 | Significantly more cases of cryptosporidiosis occurred between April and June and less cases were seen between October and December ( Fig 2 ) over the whole period of the study ( χ 2 test , both p<0.005 ) . |
13 | Irrespective of wh what 's gone on over the whole period of the trial . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | Conversely , some econometricians have argued that it is more cost effective to use a ‘ drip ’ system , advertising more or less continuously over a long period at a very low weight . |
16 | The styles of learning in Koranic schools and catechist classes have predictable effects on the way children learn in school , but the missionary tradition in education is responsible for so much else besides , ( over a long period of the history of formal education the great majority of schools were missionary schools ) . |
17 | The large increase in coastal shipping after 1760 was built on a transport facility which had already proved itself over a long period among the most valuable of the country 's natural assets . |
18 | The other major case , which later separated into two , involved the murders of two boys aged 14 and 6 , which obtained fairly intensive coverage over a five-day period in the popular dailies . |
19 | Of this , SDR49,500,000 would be available over the next 12 months under a standby arrangement and SDR81,500,000 would be available over a three-year period under an ESAF arrangement . |
20 | Efforts over a prolonged period by the BMC and the Sandstone Climbing Club have failed to win reductions in the excessive charges here , but these efforts will continue . |
21 | In the decade 's final timetable , there is an express every 15 minutes ( plus one extra ) between Swindon and Paddington over a two-and-a-half-hour period in the morning rush . |
22 | Mr Sefton said : ‘ It is absolutely vital that Stockton wins because the bid will bring in around £100 million over a five-year period for the regeneration of the town . |
23 | Bush did not indicate how the changes , which were to be phased in over a five-year period at a cost of up to $100,000 million , would be financed . |
24 | Empirical evidence on aggregate investment tends to confirm that it is indeed inversely related to the rate of interest , but most evidence suggests that the relationship is a fairly weak one — for example , M. Evans estimated ( for United States data ) that a 25 per cent fall in interest rates would cause net investment to rise by 5–10 per cent over a two-year period after a one-year lag . |
25 | Under the agreement , government and parastatal loans were to be repaid over a 20-year period with a three-year grace period , while commercial debts would become payable over 15 years with an eight-year grace period . |
26 | Now er I have to warn him there are that sort of conduct has been indulged in to the detriment of the people of Highfields over a significant period by the Labour party . |
27 | Salesmen who underperformed even over a short period at the futures bucket shops , were put on " terminal ! " |
28 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |
29 | Staggered working hours would spread travelling times over a longer period of the day and in many cases allow more efficient use of factories , offices , schools and the equipment therein . |