Example sentences of "[conj] over [art] long " in BNC.

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1 But cases of die links between different places or over a long period of time are unusual .
2 The result is that conflicts in one set of relationships , over a wide range of society , or over a long period of time , lead to the re-establishment of social cohesion ( 1955 : 2 ) .
3 imply a steady state system or over a long term and if over the long term the rate of addition of material to the sea is equalled by the rate of removal .
4 Conversely , where existing competition is light and the traditional catchment area of the firm large , a wide restraint may be expected to be upheld ; and ( 4 ) a prohibition against accepting instructions from any person who has at any time , or over a long period , been a client of the outgoing partner 's former firm .
5 Each period of observation or each sequence of periods of observation , possibly on different days ( or over a longer period ) will provide a longitudinal ‘ case ’ study of six pupils ' affective responses to computer-assisted learning and non-computer-assisted learning .
6 I think that I am probably a bit sharper in the burst than over the long distance but during the two ‘ B ’ games I felt really sharp and I have been working on my speed and strength with the SRU fitness specialist , David McLean ’ .
7 One disadvantage of this to all parties is that over a long period memories fade and evidence becomes more difficult to establish .
8 However , while climatic conditions could lead to some long-term changes in the economy and to sharp annual variations in food prices , there is no reason to doubt that over a long period movements in prices and wages do indicate whether population was rising or falling .
9 But do n't forget that over a longer period , shares are bound to do better .
10 This is surprising in view of the fact that over a longer term measurements can vary by much more than this .
11 At any rate , it would be an exaggeration to speak of a collapse of militancy , or to infer that over the long term workers ' resistance can not be maintained .
12 More importantly , they argue that over the longer run V is determined totally independently of the money supply ( M ) .
13 Trying to convince people the project was worth pursuing was not easy , and over a long period personal time had to be carved out to work on the project from time allocated to a variety of other activities ranging from textile fibres to films and even to electronics .
14 He spoke as though they knew each other well and over a long period .
15 We believe we are doing our bit in this respect , successfully and over a long period , by land . ’
16 The question of international respect for the US was clearly at issue in the Iran hostage crisis , and over the long term this matter had a relentlessly negative effect on Carter 's chances of re-election .
17 The journey back was a bit dreary as the blacked-out vehicle bumped and rattled its way through the darkened villages and over the long stretches of anonymous countryside .
18 imply a steady state system or over a long term and if over the long term the rate of addition of material to the sea is equalled by the rate of removal .
19 As with other aspects of the landscape , it was the slow , largely undocumented social and economic changes that spelt the death of such settlements , not at a single stroke but over a long period .
20 Development of all major new weapons programmes would nevertheless continue but over a longer time span .
21 This second year of decline followed eight years of modest growth ; but over the long term independent schools have been losing market share .
22 It is difficult to know how far they were a significant deterrent to claiming relief , but over the long term there is little to suggest that any parish maintained the lowering of its poor rate which sometimes accompanied the initial operation of a workhouse .
23 Most undersold transfer We 've had loads but over the long term Seaman has to be the one 245
24 The clearing house would be the next step , he said , but over the longer term .
25 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 .
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