Example sentences of "the [adj] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible , therefore , to integrate modules in such a way that Outcomes may be overtaken in less time than the total notional time for the programme . |
| 2 | Thus the total elapsed time is . |
| 3 | The required analyses are scheduled to be produced within 24 hours of the request but the normal elapsed time currently averages two hours . |
| 4 | ( For the BD the usual minimum time is six years and the maximum is nine . ) |
| 5 | An unbridled right to recover overpaid taxes and duties subject only to the usual six-year time bar was , he suggested , unacceptable in modern society . |
| 6 | In this environment the so-called real time mode of operation is essential . |
| 7 | This might suggest that the so-called imaginary time is really the real time , and that what we call real time is just a figment of our imaginations . |
| 8 | The weekly average time spent practising as an ENP was 29.4 hours . |
| 9 | In the preceding dark age , it seems , there was real lack of communication , isolation ; but in the high Geometric time this was hardly so . |
| 10 | As a result , Manx farmers always walk around such areas and describe their intentions out loud , giving the glastyn ample time to relocate . |
| 11 | He waited until it was nearly too late , and then set his alarm for the old confident time of the morning and rang up his agent to tell him to say yes . |
| 12 | ‘ The typical average time is three to six months , ’ says Jenny Ogden of Harrison Willis . |
| 13 | The actual historical time when that momentous dawn could be said to have occurred is unknown as an historical fact . |
| 14 | In a game that went to the fifth day only because many hours were lost to the weather — the actual playing time was two and two-thirds days — one was left wondering what he might have done had he been fully fit . |
| 15 | ‘ The actual playing time is the big problem . |
| 16 | The average waiting time is five-and-a-half hours . |
| 17 | The solution to this problem is to select one of a number of morphological criteria , observe the embryos in culture at defined intervals ( e.g. every 30 min or every hour ) , and select those embryos that have attained a particular stage within the preceding chosen time interval . |
| 18 | A composite isothermal curve covering the required extensive time scale can then be constructed from data collected at different temperatures . |
| 19 | However , the more popular recipe is empathy , achieved by having the patience to allow the complainant sufficient time to air the problem ( reinforcing the importance of allowing neighbourhood police autonomy to manage their own time ) , coupled with displays of sympathy , understanding , and even agreement . |
| 20 | — payment for the appropriate excess time ( see para. ( ii ) ) at the employee 's plain time rate of earnings . |
| 21 | Second , if you have to break your journey or change flights , make sure you use the appropriate local time for making the connection . |
| 22 | The difference in the overall running time will be negligible . |
| 23 | In the five stages before the crucial individual time trial on Friday 24 July , the theatre of the Tour will present many dramatic scenes and ask us to follow a number of sub-plots . |
| 24 | Each winding has a separate series forcing resistance of 9 ohms and , with a 30 V drive power supply , the winding current is limited to its rated value of 3 A. Find the winding current time variation at switch-on if the opposite phase winding carries a current of ( a ) zero and ( b ) rated , but winding excitation removed . |
| 25 | The ordinary simple time grouped in twos or the beats can be divided into twos . |
| 26 | The previous fastest time recorded was 45 mph . |
| 27 | One particularly notable vessel which he designed was the Stirling Castle , famed for her speed , for example , when in 1882 she brought home a cargo of 6,000 tons of China tea from Hankow in twenty-eight days , beating the previous best time by more than a week . |
| 28 | Seaham policewoman Anne Pearson , of Darlington Harrier , was also in record form , taking over three minutes off the previous best time when she finished in 37 mins 13 secs , over a minute ahead of Houghton veteran Maureen Dodsworth . |
| 29 | The 14-year-old Billingham Campus pupil clocked 10 mins 29.3 secs , compared with the previous best time of 12:29.5 , recorded in 1989 , despite the cold , blustery conditions . |
| 30 | There was no doubt that Derbyshire would have preferred to re-register Mohammad Azharuddin this summer , to give the Trinidadian further time to recuperate , but Bishop insisted on returning to fulfil his contract and has fully justified his claim of full fitness with bowling of the highest calibre . |