Example sentences of "[noun] over the next 40 year " in BNC.
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| 1 | A study by the OECD tries to forecast what all these extra grey heads mean for public spending in different countries over the next 40 years , assuming that government policies remain unchanged . |
| 2 | It is anticipated that life expectancy at birth will rise by 2–3 years over the next 40 years . |
| 3 | Even though the decline will be succeeded by a modest rise , Britain 's dependency ratio over the next 40 years should rise by only eight percentage points , to 31% . |
| 4 | Scientists have been measuring the tide at Burnham-on-Sea , jotting down hours of sunlight , measuring the temperature to 14 decimal places and they have come to the conclusion that water levels could rise by a foot over the next 40 years . |
| 5 | Although the Channel Tunnel Company set up during the 1880s survived the abandonment of the project , the pro-tunnel lobby had little success over the next 40 years despite a rash of Bills in Parliament and an inquiry by the Committee of Imperial defence in 1913 . |
| 6 | The first report to investigate the projected effects of global warming on Britain over the next 40 years has been released by the Department of the Environment . |