Example sentences of "or over a [adj] " 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 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 .
4 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 .
5 Wilson found it agreeably ‘ refreshing ’ to face a customer not across a football-field-sized desk in a corporate headquarters but bobbing gently up and down in a houseboat on the Regents Canal , or over a pleasant weekend at Branson 's Oxford home .
6 A sort of heat haze , as opposed to the intense burning sensation of the stripe paintings , emerges as if we are looking through a veil or over a great distance at flat lands .
7 Designed initially as an all-day alpine suit , the Nevada jacket and salopettes can be worn next to the skin or over a thermal wicking layer .
8 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 .
9 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
10 Use this scale when soloing over a blues , over a m7 chord or over a dominant chord .
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