Example sentences of "[noun sg] over a [adj] period [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Light : Requires plenty of bright light over a longer period than is required by most other plants .
2 Light : Requires bright light over a longer period than is required for most aquarium plants .
3 Light : Needs very good light over a longer period than is used for other water plants Water temperature : 68°–78°F .
4 Borrowers are able to use the facility up to 140 per cent of their quota over a four-year period and with much more relaxed repayment conditions than the normal facilities .
5 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 .
6 He claimed that 85,000 people had used the range over a two-year period and that outdoor sport was acceptable on green belt land .
7 Spruce needles certainly take longer to decay than some other leaves , releasing humic acid over a longer period but at a slower rate , but being a long standing constituent of the northern latitudes coniferous belt , spruce ( Picea ) is quite compatible with lakes well stocked with fish .
8 Warnock had admitted stealing the money over a two-year period while she was the toy library 's treasurer .
9 The next thing er which again er is er a detail of something which is already approved and it is merely than in our conditions of service during our discussions with the city er personnel department we noted , or they noted as it had arisen that we indicated the route to erm sick pay over a certain period and before a certain period but not the detail of how you got there .
10 Given a little thought as to siting the Pentstemons will provide a lot of interest over a long period and should prevent the need for annual replanting , which can be expensive and labour intensive .
11 It was at least the sixth time over a two-year period that the unveiling had been postponed .
12 The study contributes towards a comprehensive view of the working of the labour market over a long period and of the sources of shocks disturbing the economy .
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