Example sentences of "[noun pl] over the [adj] five years " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a result , HDS , which PRC bid as part of its offering , could see orders potentially worth 43,000 units over the next five years , an estimated value of $75m . |
| 2 | The centre has been allocated £10 million in funds over the next five years . |
| 3 | Under current trade arrangements , Hungary is allowed to export 5,000 tonnes of beef per year to the EEC , which is to rise to 6,500 tonnes over the next five years . |
| 4 | It is the fifteenth in a series called ‘ The Russian world ’ which he has created for museums in various countries over the last five years or so . |
| 5 | Local authorities are urged that they should collect methane from 1,000 landfill sites over the next five years . |
| 6 | Taiwan Aerospace 's vice-president , George Liu , said last month the venture aimed to sell 130 planes over the next five years . |
| 7 | The programme includes plans to renovate 278 power stations over the next five years to reduce sulphur and soot emissions , to construct 27 new water treatment plants and to renovate nearly 60 . |
| 8 | The UN predicts that a reduction of 30 per cent in the commercial debts of the 15 most indebted developing nations would result in a 25-per-cent increase in their national incomes over the next five years . |
| 9 | Sweetmeats , cakes or puddings follow … the variety has been highly praised by our guests over the last five years . |
| 10 | When these targets had been achieved , with increased skill and investment levels showing up in higher productivity , the proposal would be to implement a higher national minimum wage for all workers , aiming for 60 per cent of average earnings over the following five years . |
| 11 | Some of the most serious allegations of child torture concerned South Africa , where Koojimaans reported that " 80 to 90 per cent of children detained under State of Emergency regulations over the past five years had alleged being tortured in detention " . |
| 12 | These plans have been broadly accepted and , with others to follow , Lindsell expects them to account for substantial investment and allocation of human resources over the next five years or so . |
| 13 | First , his trustee , Mr Basden , charged him with contempt of court for failing to produce statements of his financial affairs over the preceding five years , and Hooley was eventually committed to Brixton Prison for a month . |
| 14 | To accept them would have meant a complete recantation of all his actions over the past five years . |
| 15 | It was formed in 1990 to develop traffic control and surveillance technology for China 's plan to build 65,000 miles of new highways over the next five years . |
| 16 | The Act also allows President Ramos to negotiate contracts to build new power plants , bypassing the public bidding process , and requires state-owned casinos to give up 10 per cent of their profits over the next five years to the National Power Corporation . |
| 17 | The proposal also included an offer to reduce the price of supplies in real terms over the first five years and a pledge that during the contract period prices would remain ‘ within the general movement of prices in the economy ’ . |
| 18 | There have been some 35 building society mergers over the past five years . |
| 19 | Productivity improvements over the past five years , admittedly from a very low base , have been highly impressive . |
| 20 | Most authorities over the next five years will need to consider the provider/purchaser split . |
| 21 | • Chrysler 's vice-president of Internal Operations , Joey Cappy , claims Chrysler is in a ‘ strong cash position ’ and will spend £8.25 billion on new products over the next five years . |
| 22 | Are you aware of any significant changes in council policies over the past five years ? |
| 23 | BCE Inc says it is ready to invest about $1,600m in telecommunications activities over the next five years in Asia , Latin America and Eastern Europe , and is interested in wireline privatisations , investment in wireless cellular licenses and joint ventures in both in different countries in those regions ; it has active negotiations with Mexico , India and Moscow for cellular licence investments , and is Cable & Wireless Plc 's partner in Mercury Communications Ltd ; BCE president L R Wilson also criticised Canada 's ‘ uncertain and confused ’ telecommunications regulatory framework , describing it as BCE 's biggest challenge , and calling for change ; at the annual meeting , he hit out at the policies of the Canadian Radio television & Telecommunications Commission , saying it is too slow in considering new products , services and rates — ‘ To be truly competitive , we need government policy and a regulatory framework which is clear , responsive and internationally relevant , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Admiralty Pacific would like to send 25 million tonnes of garbage to the islands over the next five years . |
| 25 | As to the enforcement of lorry weights , we have doubled the number of inspections over the past five years . |
| 26 | The scheme , forbiddingly called a fixed assured note , will take a minimum £5,000 and guarantees to provide people with the full increase in share prices over the next five years as measured by the FTSE100 index . |
| 27 | And while she might not have done herself a lot of favours over the last five years , it has to be concluded that she is better getting out while the going 's still good . |
| 28 | In deciding whether an applicant passes the general fitness tests , the LA will take account of any convictions concerning the operation of goods vehicles over the previous five years . |
| 29 | In a report published on Jan. 9 , 1990 , the human rights organization Amnesty International detailed 128 cases of maltreatment of detainees by the police over the past five years . |
| 30 | The ADSS is to raise concerns with the government about a dramatic rise in the numbers of children placed in psychiatric wards over the past five years . |