Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [prep] a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similar strategies have been pursued in most Western European and Australasian democracies for a longer period , notably in the UK , where limits on what parties can spend in local constituencies are remarkably stringent . |
| 2 | If all had gone well the husband would have earned very large sums for a long period so that he could have maintained them at least at their standard of living at the time of his death , and made other provisions for the future . |
| 3 | A case reports and clinical-epidemiological studies have evaluated the cancer risk in patients who have abused anthranoid laxatives over a long period . |
| 4 | A case report and clinical-epidemiological studies in patients who have misused anthranoid laxatives over a long period should be considered in a final risk assessment for colorectal cancer in man . |
| 5 | Batteries last longer if they are charged and discharged in deep cycles over a long period . |
| 6 | The stimulating article Some library costs and options by Brown ( an economist ) concludes ‘ it seems to be worth acquiring and providing storage for , books likely to be wanted more often than , once in about 1.7 years over a long period ’ . |
| 7 | However , a syndrome of this severity is not commonly reported in foals under natural conditions , probably because larval intake is continuous during grazing ; it has been show experimentally that foals may tolerate large numbers of larvae administered in small doses over a long period . |
| 8 | The Teleuts , however , had been sovereign in their own domains for a long period before the Russians arrived on the scene . |
| 9 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 10 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 11 | Changing the law to place NationalPower and Power-Gen under a legal obligation to agree fixed contracts for specified tonnages over a longer period than the current year was hinted at by Michael Heseltine , the President of the Board of Trade , in evidence to the energy select committee last year . |
| 12 | Cook has incidentally been given a testimonial season by Transvaal for his outstanding services over a long period . |
| 13 | The best businesses over a long period of time have been the ones with a single thrust . |
| 14 | The incubation period may be up to one year , and this makes it difficult in many cases to decide from whom the warts have been caught ; not only that , but they often seem to have been seeded on the principle adhered to by market gardeners , to give successive crops over a long period . |
| 15 | Staggered working hours would spread travelling times over a longer period of the day and in many cases allow more efficient use of factories , offices , schools and the equipment therein . |
| 16 | A table ( see below ) comparing opening and closing equity book value helps to summarise the main changes over a long period . |