Example sentences of "over a [adj] number [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible , however , that 3i does exert significant influence over a small number of equity investments . |
| 2 | Thus for much of the period after 1760 , canals were important in some areas and over a small number of major routes . |
| 3 | any commitment to make additional payments over a limited number of years |
| 4 | In comparison with other books , they can be expensive , as relatively low numbers are printed , so the basic cost of putting the book together must be spread over a limited number of copies . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In hand knitting these braids are developed and can be worked over a wide number of stitches , sometimes forming basket weave patterns , but on a chunky machine there is a risk of forcing the needles . |
| 7 | In the list given below , are shown items and pay , selected for their interest over a good number of years . |
| 8 | What we 've done tonight , is spread that amount of money over a tremendous number of people tonight |
| 9 | The relationship between the two concepts of range and amount is perhaps more complex than one might expect , for some local cases get sustained coverage in local newspapers but not get a mention in he nationals , while , on the other hand , some events get a mention over a large number of newspapers on one particular day but never get featured again . |
| 10 | In the years following the Second World War the European colonial powers retained control over a large number of military and naval bases among their colonies . |
| 11 | Accumulation of observations would allow one to specify statistical properties of the motion , such as the average kinetic and potential energy of the pendulum over a large number of periods ( cf. the statistical specification of turbulent motion , Section 19.2 ) . |
| 12 | I have high hopes that , over a large number of generations , the wild insects will actually cause the evolution , in the computer , of flowers . |
| 13 | This assumption may be relaxed to a certain extent by allowing for tenure over a specified number of ( exogenously chosen ) periods ( see NN ) or for random terminations ( see Lancaster and Chesher , 1983 ) . |
| 14 | Much of this success is due to the commitment of our helpers , nay of who have been good friends over a considerable number of years ; others are regular helpers at our playgroup and youth club sessions throughout the year and are established ‘ old friends ’ before the holidays begin . |
| 15 | Many times more people have moved out of the big state hospitals over a larger number of years and a great deal more research on outcomes has been done . |
| 16 | Having worked out the capital expenditure and borrowing requirement , you can determine what surplus income will be needed to repay the loans , plus interest , over a given number of years . |
| 17 | Provided the number of information arrivals is sufficiently large , the central limit theorem can be used to argue for normality in the distributions of price changes ( over a given number of information arrivals ) , and volume ( over a given number of information arrivals ) . |
| 18 | Provided the number of information arrivals is sufficiently large , the central limit theorem can be used to argue for normality in the distributions of price changes ( over a given number of information arrivals ) , and volume ( over a given number of information arrivals ) . |