Example sentences of "be [vb pp] over a [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 This will enable the distribution to be completed over a shorter period .
2 Also , employers are constantly employing new staff so the return on selection has to be calculated over a longer period of time to get a true picture of the effects of selection methods .
3 For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) .
4 However , a report commissioned by the Economy and Exchequer ministries has called for logging concessions to be granted over a further 30 per cent of the country 's native forest .
5 The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 .
6 Capital allowances deducted from the taxable income may be higher in the early years ( and therefore lower in the later years ) thin book depreciation , which may be charged over a longer period .
7 An additional incentive is that a garden , in contrast to its associated historic building , does not always need substantial sums for major fabric repairs at the outset and can be revived over a longer period of time .
8 They usually have their own personal computers , they need to subscribe to technical journals and pay for ( relatively expensive ) training and familiarisation courses in order to update their skills , their work tends to be spread over a wider geographical area and the need for a car is greater .
9 Certain necessary fixed costs of overheads can then be spread over a greater number of units of output thus reducing their incidence per unit of output , and also unit attributable costs might be lowered via bulk buying or the better management of production , and by strengthening of purchasing power .
10 These CDs cost more than the major company ones , but this is fair enough since the higher costs have to be spread over a smaller volume .
11 ‘ Whatever cuts we would finally have to make would have to be spread over a shorter period , ’ he said .
12 But obviously a place not already converted would cost less initially , and the price of rebuilding would be spread over a longer period .
13 It faced substantial protests , however , from water suppliers , notably in the UK ( see pp. 36903 ; 37159 ) and in West Germany , who objected that the massive costs involved would need to be spread over a longer period .
14 Debt due for repayment within two years could be paid within five years , and debt due to be repaid over a longer period could be paid within eight years .
15 With both Cardiff and Newport dormant in recent years , other clubs have benefited from the movement of players ; talent has been spread over a wider area .
16 Restrictions on advertising and fees have been relaxed over a wider front .
17 They are well equipped — all resourcing being channelled to that age group rather than being dispersed over a wider age group .
18 As well as these precepting bodies there are numerous joint committees for other services where co-operation is needed over a wider area than the individual district .
19 The lithosphere possesses a certain degree of rigidity so that the mass of any load ( such as an ice sheet ) placed on it is supported over a greater area than that covered by the load itself .
20 This experiment was conducted over a longer time period ( ten days ) , starting with young plants .
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