Example sentences of "over [art] long [noun] [prep] the " 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 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | The styles of learning in Koranic schools and catechist classes have predictable effects on the way children learn in school , but the missionary tradition in education is responsible for so much else besides , ( over a long period of the history of formal education the great majority of schools were missionary schools ) . |
| 4 | The large increase in coastal shipping after 1760 was built on a transport facility which had already proved itself over a long period among the most valuable of the country 's natural assets . |
| 5 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |