Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] over a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | A child who is not feeling well will stop eating temporarily and rapidly lose weight over a short period but this will be regained equally quickly once the child has recovered . |
| 2 | In many countries in the early stages of industrialization agriculture has been a major source of foodstuffs , exports and labour , but the degree to which agriculture in Japan contributed capital over a sustained period is unusual . |
| 3 | The government had , on Sept. 15 , promised aid of F50,000,000 to help farmers over a difficult period . |
| 4 | Start by making a list of the areas in which you think you might be able to generate coverage over a three-month period . |
| 5 | The large amounts of data needed for such an analysis were obtained by means of a participant observation method which allowed the investigator to record speakers over a long period , returning to collect more data if specific gaps emerged in the course of the analysis ( cf. 3.1 ) . |
| 6 | The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the changes will take place over a four-year period . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | On 7 June 1972 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) issued a standard on asbestos exposure at work which took effect over a four-year period to 1 July 1976 . |
| 9 | As with any technique , direct mail has basic principles which must be obeyed if the programme is to communicate and raise money over a long period : * It must be regular ( a minimum of eight times a year ) * It must be personal , relevant and informal * It must be good quality * It must ask for and offer something * It must appeal to emotion first and reason second |
| 10 | Iron fittings could replace wooden components gradually , allowing major alterations to take place over a long period . |
| 11 | It had to take place over a long period , in the face of a prodigious number of uncontrolled variables which were likely to confuse the outcome . |
| 12 | The length of time it has been operation will determine how much money she gets back , but it is unlikely to have made much of a profit , because endowments are designed to make money over a long period of time . |