Example sentences of "[noun] over a longer period [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Staggered working hours would spread travelling times over a longer period of the day and in many cases allow more efficient use of factories , offices , schools and the equipment therein .
2 It means you have to keep club staff there for a lot longer , till about 6.30 , and that people spend their money over a longer period of time .
3 I think the question remains or that my doubts remain that there will be a level of there will that one can assume a level of commitments which would be it would be sensible to try and draw back from or phase over a longer period of time .
4 The team at Oxford 's cancer fund are now planning longer term research with other organisations world-wide to assess the effects of tamoxifen over a longer period of time to see if it can continue saving lives .
5 Complex carbohydrates on the other hand , e.g. pasta , release energy over a longer period of time .
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