Example sentences of "over [art] longer [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A stiff breeze on the outward leg made it hard going over the longer half of the race , resulting in slower times . |
| 2 | What particularly touched me was that , practical as always and among the most financially-shrewd of men he said that perhaps he could be of material help over the longer tour . |
| 3 | More serious over the longer run is whether capitalist economies can survive a period of sustained inflation . |
| 4 | To make matters worse , the monopolistic character of the sector has been blatantly exploited by trade unions , though over the longer run this has probably resulted in major job losses since most of the industries are subject to competition in the form of alternative goods . |
| 5 | Over the longer run this had the effect of bestowing an inferior status on these professions in comparison with those , such as lawyers and doctors , which had standing in the established seats of learning . |
| 6 | In the USA , for example , a large number of days may be lost in an industry while new productivity deals are being negotiated ; the immediate loss of production is just part of the price paid for high levels of output over the longer run . |
| 7 | Thus large companies and boards of nationalised industries were provided with enormous financial assistance enabling ( or rather persuading ) them to base their reorganisation on designated development areas which in many cases they would not otherwise have chosen , for reasons of both private and public benefit when judged over the longer run [ Knight , 1974 ; Moore and Rhodes , 1973 ] . |
| 8 | Monetarists argue that variations in the velocity of circulation ( V ) are predictable and moderately small , especially over the longer run . |
| 9 | More importantly , they argue that over the longer run V is determined totally independently of the money supply ( M ) . |
| 10 | Long-run stability of V. The main claim of monetarists is that the velocity of circulation ( V ) is relatively stable over the longer run , and any changes that do occur are the predictable outcome of institutional changes , such as the increased availability and use of credit cards . |
| 11 | Over the longer period changes in population , income etc. shift this relationship in measurable ways . |
| 12 | That is a pity : the price of financial distress is just about the only way in which the cost of capital for firms plausibly differs between the two rivals over the longer term . |
| 13 | But there are concerns over the longer term outlook , with the all-important coal contracts up for renegotiation . |
| 14 | It did seem that the mother 's intrusion in quarrels led to more conflict over the longer term . |
| 15 | This mission statement is based on the notion that there will be a strong convergence between the public interest and members ' interests over the longer term , but is this necessarily so ? |
| 16 | However , over the longer term , it may also have precisely the opposite effect to that which was intended . |
| 17 | Perhaps the Institute can , indeed , maintain an appropriate balance between the public interest and members ' interests over the longer term , but on the evidence currently available , it should come as no surprise that members are unwilling to accept too much on trust . |
| 18 | Instant access to your savings in unlikely to be your prime concern , but you will be looking to obtain an attractive return on your money over the longer term . |
| 19 | It is designed to give you a good return on your money over the longer term . |
| 20 | However , it is unlikely that Indian rugs in general will command a high resale value over the longer term . |
| 21 | Their resale potential is , however , undermined by their standardized production , and , although they will probably hold their value better than most Indian , Chinese , Pakistani or Balkan items , they are unlikely to develop high investment potential over the longer term . |
| 22 | Managers are naturally biased towards projects showing a quick return , if they feel there is unlikely to be ex post settling up over the longer term . |
| 23 | However , even this situation is not ‘ new ’ if looked at over the longer term . |
| 24 | The singular British anomaly of failure to expand employment over the longer term in the manufacture of new information technology products was , in the view of the geographers Hall and Preston ( 1988 , 220–1 ) , ‘ a consequence of the deteriorating competitive position of British firms , associated with poor innovative performance ’ . |
| 25 | Where the aim is to sustain cost leadership over the longer term , rather than to gain a short-term advantage through temporarily having , say , more modern equipment , one must look ahead over the life-cycle of the market ( however narrowly or broadly defined ) . |
| 26 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |
| 27 | The results suggest that such policies have relatively little impact on investment demand over the longer term . |
| 28 | From the perspective of the NHS , considerable health gains and reductions in expenditure over the longer term could be achieved by expanding health promotion work with older people , a previously neglected group . |
| 29 | Expectations of interest rate levels over the longer term . |
| 30 | The demand for money is also influenced by expectations of price changes and the levels of interest rates over the longer term . |