Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] a long period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nonetheless , he condemned that same deluded world for its previous exclusion of Spain from the European Recovery Programme , thereby exacerbating the effects of a long period of exceptionally low rainfall . |
| 2 | At the very moment when Hurd was preparing to unveil the fruits of a long period of gestation in the form of a White Paper on criminal justice , Lawson resigned as Chancellor . |
| 3 | In these respects , there has been a general and continuing decline in prison conditions over a long period of time ( King and McDermott , 1999 ) . |
| 4 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 5 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 6 | The best businesses over a long period of time have been the ones with a single thrust . |
| 7 | This may apply to a particular period or it may be concerned with changes over a long period of time . |
| 8 | Simulation has been used to predict population changes over a long period of time and for charting space-satellite trajectories . |
| 9 | The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It then lends the money to house purchasers for a long period of time by granting mortgages ( typically these are paid back over 20 to 30 years ) . |