Example sentences of "[coord] over a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | But cases of die links between different places or over a long period of time are unusual . |
| 2 | The result is that conflicts in one set of relationships , over a wide range of society , or over a long period of time , lead to the re-establishment of social cohesion ( 1955 : 2 ) . |
| 3 | Conversely , where existing competition is light and the traditional catchment area of the firm large , a wide restraint may be expected to be upheld ; and ( 4 ) a prohibition against accepting instructions from any person who has at any time , or over a long period , been a client of the outgoing partner 's former firm . |
| 4 | Each period of observation or each sequence of periods of observation , possibly on different days ( or over a longer period ) will provide a longitudinal ‘ case ’ study of six pupils ' affective responses to computer-assisted learning and non-computer-assisted learning . |
| 5 | Currently , the most frequent demand is for a minimum wage level of two-thirds of average earnings to be either implemented immediately , or over a short period . |
| 6 | Are you saying then that when one 's lapsed for six months or over a given period of time we should actually go out there and remove the signs |
| 7 | Trying to convince people the project was worth pursuing was not easy , and over a long period personal time had to be carved out to work on the project from time allocated to a variety of other activities ranging from textile fibres to films and even to electronics . |
| 8 | He spoke as though they knew each other well and over a long period . |
| 9 | We believe we are doing our bit in this respect , successfully and over a long period , by land . ’ |
| 10 | Gustave writes this in one of his earliest letters to Louise Colet ; and over a seven-year period ( 1846–53 ) he makes occasional references to the planned autobiography . |
| 11 | As with other aspects of the landscape , it was the slow , largely undocumented social and economic changes that spelt the death of such settlements , not at a single stroke but over a long period . |