Example sentences of "[noun] over a long [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The accumulation of data over a long period of time is a situation that lends itself well to the use of a microcomputer . |
| 2 | If this analysis is accepted , then it is clear that the attempt over a long period of time to protect the position of those living in privately rented accommodation has failed and has , in fact , made the position worse . |
| 3 | Common sense as well as medical evidence tells us , however , that excessive drinking over a long period of time can lead to health problems — and that drinking vast quantities in a short space of time is both foolish and dangerous . |
| 4 | Records may have to be kept for reference over a long period of time and therefore they must be adequately protected . |
| 5 | Permanent income can be thought of as the present value of the expected flow of income from the existing stock of both ‘ human ’ and ‘ non-human ’ wealth over a long period of time . |
| 6 | Recall from Chapter 19 that this is a long-run measure of income which can be thought of as the present value of the expected flow of income from the stock of human and non-human wealth over a long period of time . |
| 7 | The father , Mr P , also an English incomer to Orkney , had carried out various forms of abuse over a long period of time . |
| 8 | The explanation is that , given a totally unvarying diet over a long period of time , especially if it is from kittenhood right through into adult life , a cat 's ‘ food variety mechanism ’ gets worn down and is finally switched off altogether . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The solidarity of the community is strengthened … by a shared history of living and working in one place over a long period of time … . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | In these respects , there has been a general and continuing decline in prison conditions over a long period of time ( King and McDermott , 1999 ) . |
| 15 | Fatigue fractures , by their very nature , are more prevalent in structures that have been subject to stress over a long period of time . |
| 16 | Despite my closeness over a long period to Harold Wilson , I was certainly not close to his publicised cronies . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 20 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 21 | The best businesses over a long period of time have been the ones with a single thrust . |
| 22 | This may apply to a particular period or it may be concerned with changes over a long period of time . |
| 23 | Simulation has been used to predict population changes over a long period of time and for charting space-satellite trajectories . |
| 24 | Unlike the 1991 Rugby World Cup , which took place over a whole month , not to mention the three months build-up , thereby allowing the sponsors to develop their marketing strategy over a long period of time , the World Sevens tournament is a three-day event , with the commercial potential of a ‘ Market blink ’ , as he puts it . |
| 25 | For example , there may be evidence for a sequence of buildings being constructed and going out of use over a long period of time . |
| 26 | The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Instead that sense has to be nurtured by more direct experience over a long period of time . |
| 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 . |
| 30 | The results they obtained suggested a close relationship between changes in the United States ' money supply and changes in money national income over a long period of time . |