Example sentences of "[noun] over [art] [adj] period [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | For example , take a company which displays a doubling of turnover over a five-year period using a column graph ( vertical bar chart ) . |
2 | It covered the demobilization , repatriation or relocation of the contras over a 90-day period beginning on Sept. 8 ( i.e. by Dec. 5 ) . |
3 | In the following section we shall examine the changes that have occurred in the UK economy in the decades leading up to the latest period of structural change , the changes over the post-war period culminating in what is often called the deindustrialization of the UK . |
4 | The " Spicer Report " , based upon discussions with some 300,000 Canadians over an eight-month period following the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord , recommended ( i ) the recognition of Quebec as a unique province , but one which had a place within a federal Canada ; ( ii ) an independent review of the official policy of bilingualism ; ( iii ) the fair treatment of native land claims and the institution of self-government for aboriginal peoples ; ( iv ) a reduction of government funding of multiculturalism ; and ( v ) the reformation or abolition of the Senate ( the non-elected upper chamber of the federal legislature ) . |
5 | An inspector said he believed 150 tubs of the cream were sold in Fermanagh and Tyrone without prescription over a five-month period ending April 1992 . |
6 | Agreements were also reached on ( i ) cutting tariffs over a five-year period following the conclusion of the Uruguay Round ; ( ii ) public procurement , i.e. buying of goods and services by governments ; and ( iii ) the reform of GATT 's anti-dumping code . |