Example sentences of "over a long [noun] and " in BNC.

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1 imply a steady state system or over a long term and if over the long term the rate of addition of material to the sea is equalled by the rate of removal .
2 There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared .
3 If it 's a professional job they will have been observed over a long period and their habits and financial status will be known . ’
4 It is also necessary not to view policies in a static way ; they have been built up slowly over a long period and they are still changing .
5 They went on over a long period and affected many children who had been entrusted to the defendants for care and help .
6 The study contributes towards a comprehensive view of the working of the labour market over a long period and of the sources of shocks disturbing the economy .
7 It is a stone building , constructed over a long period and one of the richest Czech Gothic ecclesiastical structures .
8 This explains how the disease can be misdiagnosed over a long period and stresses the need for biopsy specimens whatever the type of gastric lesion .
9 Erm , this is something that I 've spoken with about over a long period and what really has concerned me is that we 've two red signals , both facing the traffic and children and blind people could be crossing thinking the traffic had held up , and when I or detecting we rely on our own engineers maybe going round that way , maybe the police or public reporting it .
10 Given a little thought as to siting the Pentstemons will provide a lot of interest over a long period and should prevent the need for annual replanting , which can be expensive and labour intensive .
11 This is seldom needed for analysis purposes but random access mode is often used where the records are held over a long period and have to be updated with the passage of time .
12 The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 .
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