Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] over a long period " in BNC.

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1 If that 's the case , then we could argue , an and will do , that now is a good time to borrow on a fixed term basis over a long period .
2 The study contributes towards a comprehensive view of the working of the labour market over a long period and of the sources of shocks disturbing the economy .
3 Unlike the 1991 Rugby World Cup , which took place over a whole month , not to mention the three months build-up , thereby allowing the sponsors to develop their marketing strategy over a long period of time , the World Sevens tournament is a three-day event , with the commercial potential of a ‘ Market blink ’ , as he puts it .
4 The study will also take into account the effects of aging , which may contribute to a decline in knowledge retention over a long period .
5 To begin with , literacy in general was not , of course , independently invented in Greece , as Goody and Watt recognise : the form of literacy particular to Greece developed from the Semitic writing system over a long period of time .
6 Mrs Cochrane 's husband added : ‘ My wife had a depressive illness over a long period .
7 To my knowledge , no class can hold State power over a long period without at the same time exercising its hegemony over and in the State Ideological Apparatuses .
8 On the other hand , in certain other areas of our bulk chemicals we have been very successful in maintaining a good margin business over a long period of time .
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