Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] longer period " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | All subjects studied were regular smokers but the duodenal ulcer patients were significantly older and had therefore smoked for a longer period ( Table I ) . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | Perhaps it is because a predator is able to find and eat relatively large numbers of aposematic prey in a short space of time , and that the high initial rate of feeding produces a more powerful reinforcement than a greater number of prey eaten over a longer period . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ( c ) Ensure that no voucher is retained for a longer period than 14 days from receipt . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 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 | Another reason for our inability to give accurate figures is due to the prevalence of several other types of population movement , some of them on a huge scale , although extended over a longer period . |