Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] over [art] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1981 , sterling declined by approximately 11% over a period of nine months , thus enabling inflationary pressure to be effectively contained by releasing it slowly . |
| 2 | The standard grief reaction going through the five phases of denial , anger , bargaining , depression and finally acceptance over a period of two years but sometimes with progressive insulation of emotions resulting in a sense of isolation . |
| 3 | The savings — altogether £100m over the period of the scheme — are to help pay for safety improvements at football grounds . |
| 4 | The guidelines for aggregates provision in the South Wales region under MPG6 indicates that while the proportion of supply met from primary land sources will decline from 65% to about 45% over the period from 1991 to 2011 ( although requiring an absolute increase of up to 4 million tonnes per annum to meet rising demand ) , coastal super quarries are anticipated to supply almost 30% of demand during the last five years of this period . |
| 5 | The guidelines for aggregates provision in the South Wales region under MPG6 indicates that while the proportion of supply met from primary land sources will decline from 65% to about 45% over the period from 1991 to 2011 ( although requiring an absolute increase of up to 4 million tonnes per annum to meet rising demand ) , coastal super quarries are anticipated to supply almost 30% of demand during the last five years of this period . |
| 6 | If imports account for close to 50% of UK sales in those sectors , a 10% devaluation would directly raise the RPI by around 2% over a period of , say , one to two years . |