Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Management should effect redundancies at one point in time rather than spreading them over a long period . |
| 2 | Many commonly-prescribed drugs increase the sensitivity of the skin and eyes to ultra-violet light — particularly if you take them over a long period of time . |
| 3 | The Profitboss. genuinely cares for his customers and develops sound trusting relationships with them over a long period of time . |
| 4 | The bulk of the programme would then outline in some detail the specific projects being funded , and the resources allocated to them over a 3–4-year period . |
| 5 | The NEAP process involves : ( i ) the identification of a country 's environmental conditions and specific problems ; ( ii ) preparation of proposals to overcome the problems ; and ( iii ) formulation of a plan of action to deal with them over a specific period of time . |
| 6 | Under the agreement the seven EFTA member countries would immediately abolish trade barriers on all goods covered except for certain sensitive products , while Czechoslovakia would abolish them over a 10-year period . |
| 7 | Last March , in common with many other small businesses , the Russells needed extra funds to tide them over a difficult period . |
| 8 | These children had suffered 25 attacks between them over a 59-day period . |
| 9 | The one marginal exception is his only excursion into ghost-writing , A Yankee Looks at Cricket , written with Philadelphian cricket fanatic Henry Sayen in 1956 , which helped tide him over a tricky period between jobs . |
| 10 | Edinburgh district council estimated the cost of clearing the backlog at £25.5 million and we made that allocation to it over a two-year period . |
| 11 | HCFC-123 , a substitute material for ozone-damaging chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) being marketed by the British chemical company ICI , has been found to cause tumours in rats exposed to it over a two-year period . |
| 12 | If it seems necessary to give it over a long period make sure you fully consider your risk before proceeding . |