Example sentences of "over the [num ord] five years " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proposal also included an offer to reduce the price of supplies in real terms over the first five years and a pledge that during the contract period prices would remain ‘ within the general movement of prices in the economy ’ . |
| 2 | The maximum number of new shares which may be issued under the schemes is restricted to 5% of the issued ordinary share capital over the first five years ending in 1991 and thereafter 3% over any three year period . |
| 3 | Issue E Children 's Bonus Bonds give a tax-free guaranteed return equal to 7.85% a year compound ( v 9.1% issue D ) over the first five years . |
| 4 | To this end , you have the option of selecting a Midland Life Low Start Endowment Policy , under which your repayments are reduced over the first five years of the mortgage . |
| 5 | Over the first five years he introduced new locomotive designs and continued the development of the main-line ‘ Pacific ’ type , incorporating detailed improvements pioneered by George Jackson Churchward [ q.v. ] of the Great Western , whose work he greatly admired . |
| 6 | In early February 1991 Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland had all begun negotiations on association agreements with the EC , which was offering a 10-year transition period to mutual free trade in two stages with asymmetrically large EC tariff cuts over the first five years in all sectors except agriculture , steel and textiles — the very areas where the three countries most desired access . |
| 7 | Over the last five years the bothies have become something of an open invitation for exploitation . |
| 8 | A close working relationship with John Wilkinson , the club chairman , developed over the last five years , and Ashcroft 's position was considered one of the First Division 's safest . |
| 9 | To take just one example : Associated British Ports ( the former British Transport Docks Board ) has paid over £60 million in corporation tax over the last five years . |
| 10 | The Port of Belfast now handles more than 55% of Northern Ireland 's seaborne trade and the Harbour Commissioners feel that this success is due in no small part to the investment programme which saw £25 million invested over the last five years in a modernisation programme designed to ensure that the Port of Belfast can offer its customers the most up to date , cost effective cargo handling facilities . |
| 11 | Over the last five years 50 per cent of Germany 's energy producing capacity has been equipped with flue gas desulphurisation systems ( FGD ) which removes the bulk of sulphur before it even reaches the chimney . |
| 12 | Over the last five years , Martin Millar has stood alone as the one London novelist who seems to inhabit the same city as the rest of us . |
| 13 | The firm emerges as Britain 's top performing company over the last five years . |
| 14 | Through reorganizing my course material over the last five years I have come to the conclusion that there is no one definitive structure for the study of electronic publishing . |
| 15 | Over the last five years , Ecstasy has had an even bigger impact . |
| 16 | Over the last five years I have moved into working with practising teachers and other members of the education service . |
| 17 | It is the fifteenth in a series called ‘ The Russian world ’ which he has created for museums in various countries over the last five years or so . |
| 18 | ‘ This is a matter of considerable significance to us as three of the five districts in West Yorkshire ( Bradford , Kirklees and Leeds Metropolitan Districts ) have between them received an annual average of about £10 million over the last five years — a substantial figure . |
| 19 | You should enquire what the rules are and additionally , to give you a better idea of what size pension you might realistically expect , you could ask for some practical examples — say , over the last five years — of retired individuals in a similar earnings bracket to your own . |
| 20 | The group supports and promotes innovative technology — over the last five years , it has marketed 46 new products , such as semiconductor module encapsulators and a product for the cryo-preservation of heart valves . |
| 21 | If , over the last five years X/Open has been providing specifications for ‘ open systems plumbing , ’ bridging the gap between vendor products and user requirements , the introduction of XPG4 , X/Open hopes , will see it re-cast as a ‘ standards integrator . ’ |
| 22 | The following structured programme has been designed , modified and run by the authors on numerous occasions over the last five years . |
| 23 | Over the last five years or so , the ICA has been changing its focus to establish the basis of new and largely post-modernist attitudes to art . |
| 24 | Another participant pointed out that the Northern Ireland budget over the last five years had only increased in line with inflation . |
| 25 | The relationship between the judiciary and the Government has been changed by developments over the last twenty years and especially over the last five years or so . |
| 26 | Sweetmeats , cakes or puddings follow … the variety has been highly praised by our guests over the last five years . |
| 27 | Even with a £30,000 loan , a customer could have saved up to £2,600 over the last five years . |
| 28 | Over the last five years , however , the range of calendars and fine diaries on offer has increased immeasurably . |
| 29 | ‘ Our business in this market has grown impressively over the last five years , thanks largely to the efforts of Tony Hardacre and our agents , the Sumitomo Corporation , ’ said Juan . |
| 30 | ‘ This is n't a sudden change of course — we 've been working on this for a long time and over the last five years have moved our portfolio towards lower cost exploration areas . |