Example sentences of "[vb pp] over the [adj] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seen over the whole period from 1960 to 1989 the human family has been becoming significantly healthier . |
| 2 | The number claiming SB has risen over the same period from three million to just under five million ( figures from CPAG ) . |
| 3 | While male activity rates have fallen steadily from 58.1 per cent in 1970 to 55.6 per cent in 1986 , female activity rates have risen over the same period from 26.6 per cent to 32.5 per cent . |
| 4 | A further 147,000 vehicles which can not be converted will have to be replaced over the same period by new ones equipped with catalytic converters . |
| 5 | This sum was to be financed over the 15-month period to the extent of 7.14 per cent from the general budget , 53.7 per cent from non-repayable aid , and the balance of 39.16 per cent from borrowing . |
| 6 | The result was that the proportion of the population over the age at which state pensions can now be drawn ( 65 years for men and 60 for women ) , increased over the eighty-year period from about one in twenty ( 5 per cent ) to over one in six ( about 18 per cent ) . |
| 7 | This is paid over the outstanding period of the original loan or any shorter period that the new loan might involve . |
| 8 | A total of 24 top films will be screened over the festive period by both BBC channels . |