Example sentences of "over a decade " in BNC.
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| 1 | For over a decade I lived with this new knowledge and with the ethical dilemma surrounding my own pursuit of insider research . |
| 2 | As the Thatcher government gradually recovered from a shaky and difficult start to retain power by a hugely increased majority in 1983 , followed by another overwhelming electoral triumph ( in seats if not in votes ) in 1987 and as the spectacle was observed in 1989 of a Prime Minister remaining in unchallenged power for over a decade , comparable to Lord Liverpool if not yet Robert Walpole in the past , the belief took hold that the values and style of modern Britain had been transformed . |
| 3 | For example , he identifies Debord as the source of Godard 's innovations : ‘ Indeed , well over a decade before Godard 's Vent d'Est , Debord was producing a revolutionary , materialist ‘ counter-cinema ’ . ’ |
| 4 | Dismissed as a novelty when it first appeared on record over a decade ago , rap has proved itself remarkably durable . |
| 5 | As a privileged , and — clandestinely — highly-placed member of Arcady society , she knew pretty well which direction the world was heading in , and had had a place booked in Sky City One for over a decade . |
| 6 | The study did not spring into being overnight of course , and for over a decade a number of community groups throughout Appalachia have tried to combat the worst excesses of a pattern of landownership which breeds power without responsibility . |
| 7 | it is over a decade since the last major restructuring of the departments of government . |
| 8 | Situated in an ideal position on the front a Bellagio , the Du Lac has been a favourite with our clients for over a decade . |
| 9 | The spillover effect of safety demands on costs , coupled with an economic recession , had effectively resulted in no new nuclear stations being ordered in the United States for over a decade . |
| 10 | Additional benefits of tree-lined streams , in reducing the effects of nitrates and phosphates in the water and in shading out the choking growth of summer weed in a river bed , which may otherwise necessitate further expensive dredging , have been recognized by Dutch and German scientists for over a decade . |
| 11 | Your chances of coming down to London and finding someone who may have been there over a decade ago are not just slim , they 're non-existent . |
| 12 | Sweden recognised the problem well over a decade ago and began legislation to limit the allowed dose ; it has the most advanced testing programme in Europe with well over 70000 homes measured and over 2000 remedied . |
| 13 | Apparently it has been recognised for over a decade that chlorine from chlorofluorocarbons may deplete the stratospheric ozone layer . |
| 14 | Hugh Manson has made hundreds and hundreds of custom guitars since he turned full-time over a decade ago , and now he 's decided to standardise some of his most popular guitars into the ‘ Classic ’ range . |
| 15 | The two young women quickly washed and dressed before taking flight , not to surface again for over a decade . |
| 16 | ‘ It will be a disaster if the current team is maintained , ’ said the former India captain , whose left-arm spin mesmerised batsmen around the world for over a decade . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's an international career coming to a close and one that people have been full of admiration for for over a decade . ’ |
| 18 | For over a decade he strode like a colossus over children 's TV , manfully climbing mountains , bravely jumping out of aeroplanes , ruggedly falling off bob-sleighs . |
| 19 | For over a decade the NWICO has been defamed partly because of the word ‘ order ’ . |
| 20 | It 's a performance story that 's been adding up for over a decade . |
| 21 | The same situation was prevalent in England over a decade ago , and while the new breed of English walls has blossomed to state of the art types such as Newcastle 's Berghaus Wall , Scotland 's walls remain poor relatives . |
| 22 | Over a decade , they 've gone to nearly all his shows . |
| 23 | When Britain 's water companies went private in 1989 it was predicted that the cost of improving water services would be £28 billion over a decade . |
| 24 | Consider then this year 's winner , the Mayan Indian peace-worker , Rigoberta Menchu , who has campaigned for the rights of Guatemala 's oppressed indigenous majority for over a decade . |
| 25 | Although the Act of Supremacy was passed shortly after her accession in 1559 , papal condemnation of Elizabeth was postponed for over a decade . |
| 26 | Indeed this is proven by the fact that some of the original 1 Squadron crews of 1950 were still flying in 2 Squadron Canberra medium bombers over South Vietnam over a decade later . |
| 27 | It was over a decade later that the link between ‘ personal troubles ’ and ‘ public issues of social structure ’ of clinical depression and women 's daily experience was demonstrated ( Brown and Harris , 1978 ) . |
| 28 | A feeling she had not known in over a decade slipped through her body . |
| 29 | Around 20 billion lire ( $13.5m ) was paid over a decade in a corrupt system that was , he said , ‘ nothing short of racketeering ’ . |
| 30 | Although he engaged in some pastoral work in the years after his ordination , preaching and hearing confessions , his time was spent almost entirely in the papal civil service and , until the appointment to Germany for just over a decade , almost entirely in Rome . |