Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] over a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we are clearly seeing in some areas is roughly the same group of people exploiting the same local landscape for their subsistence requirements over a long period , but with successive generations living on different sites at different times . |
| 2 | Payment of social security contributions over a given period ‘ entitles ’ the payer to a benefit , ( though only until the law is changed ! ) . |
| 3 | Each Europartenariat to date has generated an average of around 3,000 pre-arranged business appointments over a two-day period . |
| 4 | Simulation has been used to predict population changes over a long period of time and for charting space-satellite trajectories . |
| 5 | Therefore , between 2 and 4 hours will be needed for shift overlap purposes over a 24-hour period . |
| 6 | Greek Intelligence must have been taking a more than passing interest in the activities of our friend Andropulos over a long period , years I would think . |
| 7 | Mr Hamilton submitted that there were situations where injuries could continue to be sustained , such as damage to hearing from excessive noise levels over a lengthy period . |
| 8 | ‘ For example , the lender can arrange loan repayments over a longer period , to help his customer through a difficult financial time and ensure that the loan is not written off ’ , reported Mr McKiernan . |
| 9 | In a statement on disarmament on 17 November 1956 the Soviet Government proposed the elimination of foreign military , naval and air bases over a two-year period . |
| 10 | The creation or improvement of a range of wildlife habitats over a 20-year period . |
| 11 | Changes in level of depression associated with different employment histories over a five-year period will be studied . |
| 12 | Their South Molton cottage ( guide price £44,000-£46,000 ) is one of more than 20 lots to be put up for sale at the Barnstaple auction by Bristol and West Property Services , and one of more than a hundred which the building society subsidiary will be auctioning in eight West Country venues over a three-day period . |
| 13 | In these respects , there has been a general and continuing decline in prison conditions over a long period of time ( King and McDermott , 1999 ) . |
| 14 | 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 . |