Example sentences of "over a short [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand there are the close-knit locals , who are the rump of the old occupational community , and on the other the ex-urbanite newcomers whose arrival in such relatively large numbers over a short space of time can not help but be disruptive . |
| 2 | These preliminary contacts are made at a very early stage in development when the embryo is very small and the pioneer cells need only extend their exploratory axons over a short distance in order to contact the target . |
| 3 | Salesmen who underperformed even over a short period at the futures bucket shops , were put on " terminal ! " |
| 4 | These proposed innovatory Keynesian policies were distinct from the economic policies of the Labour and Conservative parties , for they demanded the use of bank credit , the ending of private land ownership , and the use of public works programmes to swallow up over half a million unemployed over a short period of time . |
| 5 | We want to research whether this campaign over a short period of time can improve this situation . ’ |
| 6 | This level of pay was never conceived of as being a realizable objective for a statutory minimum wage that would be brought in over a short period of time . |
| 7 | This chapter considers the pairwise relationships between three measures of trading activity over a short period of time , such as one day , for a particular futures contract . |
| 8 | For instance it buys up stock which is nearing its redemption date , so as not to have to make large repayments over a short period of time . |
| 9 | We should only consider such cases where there is clear evidence of extreme weather and abnormal falls of snow having occurred over a short period of time . |
| 10 | Because intensive subject assessment is concentrated over a short period of time , many felt that disruption of staff and students was less , in the long run , than under the normal system . |
| 11 | Now that 's , that 's perfectly valid but if the business actually improves , it takes off , you could have this advantage to , to do it over a shorter period of time , maybe in ten years ' time when business is really |