Example sentences of "over the [num ord] five " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proposal also included an offer to reduce the price of supplies in real terms over the first five years and a pledge that during the contract period prices would remain ‘ within the general movement of prices in the economy ’ . |
| 2 | They will be self-financing , since we aim to raise 20 billion by way of pollution taxes over the first five year of Government . |
| 3 | The maximum number of new shares which may be issued under the schemes is restricted to 5% of the issued ordinary share capital over the first five years ending in 1991 and thereafter 3% over any three year period . |
| 4 | Issue E Children 's Bonus Bonds give a tax-free guaranteed return equal to 7.85% a year compound ( v 9.1% issue D ) over the first five years . |
| 5 | To this end , you have the option of selecting a Midland Life Low Start Endowment Policy , under which your repayments are reduced over the first five years of the mortgage . |
| 6 | Over the first five years he introduced new locomotive designs and continued the development of the main-line ‘ Pacific ’ type , incorporating detailed improvements pioneered by George Jackson Churchward [ q.v. ] of the Great Western , whose work he greatly admired . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're right into the teeth of it over the first five holes . |
| 8 | In early February 1991 Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland had all begun negotiations on association agreements with the EC , which was offering a 10-year transition period to mutual free trade in two stages with asymmetrically large EC tariff cuts over the first five years in all sectors except agriculture , steel and textiles — the very areas where the three countries most desired access . |
| 9 | Jay had picked up a pattern of sleeplessness over the last five months . |
| 10 | Over the last five years the bothies have become something of an open invitation for exploitation . |
| 11 | A close working relationship with John Wilkinson , the club chairman , developed over the last five years , and Ashcroft 's position was considered one of the First Division 's safest . |
| 12 | To take just one example : Associated British Ports ( the former British Transport Docks Board ) has paid over £60 million in corporation tax over the last five years . |
| 13 | In the 12 hours that followed after it clambered effortlessly over the last five earth dykes , raised by terrified residents in as many days , the lava officially caused £1 million damage . |
| 14 | Positive results in three-day games have hovered between 42 and 50 per cent over the last five seasons , apart from the freak year of green pitches in 1989 when 57 per cent avoided a draw . |
| 15 | This session allows for an in depth examination of the drinking diaries over the last five weeks — identifying the risky circumstances or situations … . |
| 16 | Over the last five summers the Amarilis has become one of our favourites which is no surprise as it 's ideally located , less the five minutes walk from the nightlife and 170 metres from the beach . |
| 17 | The Port of Belfast now handles more than 55% of Northern Ireland 's seaborne trade and the Harbour Commissioners feel that this success is due in no small part to the investment programme which saw £25 million invested over the last five years in a modernisation programme designed to ensure that the Port of Belfast can offer its customers the most up to date , cost effective cargo handling facilities . |
| 18 | What had been happening financially over the last five or six years is unclear but in 1932 the situation was regarded as ‘ serious ’ and it was to continue so ( as with other Clubs in the Depression ) until the late 1930's . |
| 19 | Over the last five years 50 per cent of Germany 's energy producing capacity has been equipped with flue gas desulphurisation systems ( FGD ) which removes the bulk of sulphur before it even reaches the chimney . |
| 20 | At the Bell 's Scottish Open he was denied by one of the most incredible finishes ever when Australian peter O'Malley produced 7-under-par figures over the last five holes for a European record-equalling low 60 . |
| 21 | Over the last five years , Martin Millar has stood alone as the one London novelist who seems to inhabit the same city as the rest of us . |
| 22 | The firm emerges as Britain 's top performing company over the last five years . |
| 23 | Through reorganizing my course material over the last five years I have come to the conclusion that there is no one definitive structure for the study of electronic publishing . |
| 24 | Over the last five years , Ecstasy has had an even bigger impact . |
| 25 | Over the last five years I have moved into working with practising teachers and other members of the education service . |
| 26 | It is the fifteenth in a series called ‘ The Russian world ’ which he has created for museums in various countries over the last five years or so . |
| 27 | ‘ This is a matter of considerable significance to us as three of the five districts in West Yorkshire ( Bradford , Kirklees and Leeds Metropolitan Districts ) have between them received an annual average of about £10 million over the last five years — a substantial figure . |
| 28 | You should enquire what the rules are and additionally , to give you a better idea of what size pension you might realistically expect , you could ask for some practical examples — say , over the last five years — of retired individuals in a similar earnings bracket to your own . |
| 29 | The group supports and promotes innovative technology — over the last five years , it has marketed 46 new products , such as semiconductor module encapsulators and a product for the cryo-preservation of heart valves . |
| 30 | If , over the last five years X/Open has been providing specifications for ‘ open systems plumbing , ’ bridging the gap between vendor products and user requirements , the introduction of XPG4 , X/Open hopes , will see it re-cast as a ‘ standards integrator . ’ |