Example sentences of "[art] long period [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it seems odd to devote a chapter to one book , however important and significant , it must be appreciated that numerically it is by far the most commonly found book and one which has been published over such a long period that the collector will see it more frequently than any other . |
| 2 | It is only if a strike remains in the news for a long period that anything of its history or underlying causes will emerge and then only in the ‘ quality ’ press , rarely on television or in the tabloid newspapers where most people obtain their information . |
| 3 | We have made it clear for a long period that we believe that devolution or independence would damage very severely the degree of inward investment into Scotland and the degree of self-generating investment within Scotland as well . |
| 4 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 5 | If it 's a professional job they will have been observed over a long period and their habits and financial status will be known . ’ |
| 6 | It is also necessary not to view policies in a static way ; they have been built up slowly over a long period and they are still changing . |
| 7 | They went on over a long period and affected many children who had been entrusted to the defendants for care and help . |
| 8 | The study contributes towards a comprehensive view of the working of the labour market over a long period and of the sources of shocks disturbing the economy . |
| 9 | It is a stone building , constructed over a long period and one of the richest Czech Gothic ecclesiastical structures . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 12 | Erm , this is something that I 've spoken with about over a long period and what really has concerned me is that we 've two red signals , both facing the traffic and children and blind people could be crossing thinking the traffic had held up , and when I or detecting we rely on our own engineers maybe going round that way , maybe the police or public reporting it . |
| 13 | Given a little thought as to siting the Pentstemons will provide a lot of interest over a long period and should prevent the need for annual replanting , which can be expensive and labour intensive . |
| 14 | This is seldom needed for analysis purposes but random access mode is often used where the records are held over a long period and have to be updated with the passage of time . |
| 15 | Where production extends over a long period as in construction industries and shipbuilding , measurement of work in progress has to be achieved by other means . |
| 16 | There are two broad categories : ( 1 ) where the object is to generate more work by some system of cross-referral in particular fields , though such arrangements are difficult to sustain over a long period if member firms wish to retain their independence and separate profitability . |
| 17 | Spruce needles certainly take longer to decay than some other leaves , releasing humic acid over a longer period but at a slower rate , but being a long standing constituent of the northern latitudes coniferous belt , spruce ( Picea ) is quite compatible with lakes well stocked with fish . |
| 18 | Some were more active than any predecessor against some particular organism , and some had special merits in use , such as working when given by mouth , or acting for a longer period than usual . |
| 19 | For a longer period than in years gone by they can expect to be on their own together . |
| 20 | Light : Requires plenty of bright light over a longer period than is required by most other plants . |
| 21 | Light : Requires bright light over a longer period than is required for most aquarium plants . |
| 22 | Light : Needs very good light over a longer period than is used for other water plants Water temperature : 68°–78°F . |
| 23 | He held the leadership of the Conservative Party , to which he was unanimously elected ( proposed by Curzon ) immediately following his accession to the premiership , until 1937 , a longer period than any of his predecessors since Salisbury , and a longer period too than any but one ( Churchill ) of his seven successors has since attained . |
| 24 | The small girl who was once told to be a little lady need now only be a girl and , indeed , boyish behaviour is smiled upon in girls for a longer period than the opposite is approved in boys . |
| 25 | ( c ) Ensure that no voucher is retained for a longer period than 14 days from receipt . |
| 26 | He listened in silence for what seemed a longer period than normal , then she heard him speak . |
| 27 | Stock , for example , is issued for 25 years at the most , for the obvious reason that the market will charge a high premium for lending over a longer period than that . |
| 28 | As the right hon. Gentleman is now keen to look at a longer period than just the last year , he will also be interested to know that between 1981 and 1991 the British economy grew faster than the German economy , the French economy , the Italian economy or the economy of any other country in Europe . |
| 29 | It is quite common to insert further provisions prohibiting the offeree group from entering into contracts or commitments involving more than a stated sum or for a longer period than , say , a year , or entering into other transactions which are outside the routine course of trading without the consent of the acquirer . |
| 30 | Also , it is likely that although I will get custody of my daughter , he will also be given leave to see her every week , and likely for a longer period than he sees her now . |