Example sentences of "[noun] over a [adj] range [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In experimental work on the viscosity of the alkanes over a wide range of temperature Doolittle found however that the simple relation where A and B are constants gave a very much better fit to the experimental data , than the Andrade equation From the discussion we have given it is clear that fv is only a linear function of T if the expansion of the liquid is given by the linear equation and this is only true over small temperature ranges .
2 Thus any correctly terminated filter section with purely reactive elements perfectly passes signals over a certain range of frequency defined by the inequality ( 9.16 ) and appropriately known as the pass or transmission band but introduces a phase shift given by equation ( 9.15 ) in this frequency band .
3 As M. W. Eysenck ( 1982 ) points out , unless studies collect data over a large range of different arousal levels , there are relatively few patterns of results which are actually inconsistent with an inverted-U relationship .
4 Jacques Delors , ’ said the message — in tones which observers yesterday took to be ironical , given the sometimes bitter sparring between London and Brussels over a wide range of policies .
5 In many applications the motor must be able to produce a large Pull-out torque over a wide range of stepping rates , so the time taken to position a load is minimised .
6 It addresses issues and topics within the fields of comparative government and international relations , and provides scope for essay and dissertation work over a wide range of subjects and disciplines .
7 Enhanced attenuation over a suitable range of frequency outside the pass band is attained by making the shunt arm series resonant in the case of a T-type m-derived section , or the series arm parallel resonant in the case of a Π-type m-derived section .
8 The unions have thus been able to extend their influence over a comprehensive range of working arrangements , and to reduce the areas of sole managerial prerogative .
9 Since the end of the Second World War , state institutions have extended their influence over a whole range of activities which touch individual lives .
10 In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century the fabric of mid-Victorian hegemony was shattered by a series of structural contradictions , from economic retardation and industrial unrest , to growing socialist and feminist political militancy and intensification of anxiety over a whole range of social issues .
11 Rather the state is the central site for the negotiation of conflict over a whole range of issues , in which the state is a participant though not necessarily a consistently dominant or united one .
12 In his latter years Tilden also studied the specific heat of metals over a wide range of temperatures , and the history of chemistry .
13 In fact , Savage ( 1978 ) in reviewing econometric evidence over a wide range of studies , concludes that the interest rate has been found to have little significance in influencing UK fixed investment .
14 Throughout the public sector individuals exercise discretion over a wide range of issues .
15 Compressors in heat pumps need to give high efficiency over a wide range of operating temperatures , but those developed for refrigeration tend to be designed for a comparatively narrow range .
16 Hence planning was not a uniquely left- or right-wing cause between the wars , it was a response from progressive capitalists , professional people , academics , centrist politicians and socialists who found in it a means of advance over a wide range of social and economic problems .
17 Hickson is large enough to provide excellent support in terms of safety systems , effluent treatment , safety testing ( all aspects ) , corrosion testing , engineering expertise and in depth experience over a wide range of equipment and chemistry .
18 Adjustment of C 2 to procure division of potential that is independent of frequency may be carried out directly working with sinusoidal inputs over a wide range of frequencies or more conveniently through monitoring the distortion of fast pulses .
19 On the other hand , he or she disposes this increased income over a wider range of services , many of which ( it is asserted ) are less capable of automation ( increased productivity ) than is the case in production of industrial goods .
20 It is now possible for mature students to study to general degree level over a wide range of subjects entirely in the part-time evening mode .
21 Each compartment can be used to hold a particular type of component over a limited range of values .
22 In the long term , a dictionary needs to be above a certain size to provide sufficient coverage over a wide range of domains .
23 The department has expertise over a wide range of philosophical subjects , ranging from aesthetics to philosophy of science , philosophy of language and logic to moral philosophy , philosophy of mind to legal and political philosophy , and modern continental philosophy to the philosophy of religion .
24 There are a large number of research projects over a wide range of topics in health and health care : what health is and how it is to be valued , what influences health , the demand for and supply of health care , market equilibria and micro evaluation of treatments to system evaluation and the efficacy of planning , budgeting and monitoring mechanisms available to policy makers .
25 One person may wish to dedicate more of his time to other pursuits and therefore accept the authority of a reasonably just and competent government over a whole range of issues regarding which another may prefer to decide for himself , and be willing to invest the time and effort it takes to enable himself to decide wisely .
26 This restriction to particular ‘ niches ’ in the environment is the result of a partitioning out of competing species over a limited range of resources ; each comes to live in the portion of a habitat it can exploit best for reproductive purposes .
27 Precious substances have enriched religious iconography over a wide range of faiths from the idols of marginal societies to the divinities of religions disposing of priestly hierarchies and sumptuous architectural settings .
28 From the curves it can be seen that there is a rapid change in log over a narrow range of temperature corresponding to the glass transition .
29 The official peace negotiations in Rome had been blocked by a succession of differences over a wide range of political and constitutional issues .
30 Glass Reinforced Plastic otherwise known as GRP , or Glass Fibre , is available in solid rod , or as tubes over a broad range of sizes .
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