Example sentences of "[prep] [art] longer " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But then it was the right decision for the longer term , to bring down inflation . |
| 2 | The third-world prescription was clear : liberalise trade immediately and leave privatisation for the longer term . |
| 3 | Upon a sale of land the purchaser is normally entitled to have produced to him and to investigate the deeds recording previous transactions in the land going back for fifteen years ( Law of Property Act 1969 : formerly the period was thirty years ) ; and though this period is sometimes reduced by agreement , the shortening of the period throws a risk on the purchaser , who is not only bound by all legal interests in the land which actually exist whether he discovers them or not , but also by all equitable interests which he would have discovered if he had insisted on an investigation for the longer period . |
| 4 | When the Home Secretary talked of the need for the Government to give a lead in tackling racial disadvantage he therefore saw this as in issue for the longer term . |
| 5 | There was nothing against my packing a bag and loading the wheelbarrow on the Land Rover so that it could be used for the longer , more difficult sections . |
| 6 | For the longer term , Unruh also suggests that the persistence of useful species will be enhanced because their seed banks in the soil are increased ; thus in the subsequent swidden-fallow cycle the abundance of such species will increase spontaneously . |
| 7 | High quality agricultural land is described as a ‘ a national resource for the longer term and should be in general protected from irreversible development ’ . |
| 8 | Second , the reading times for the elliptical clauses were greatly increased when the two interpretations were at odds ( 2433 versus 1800 ms for the short version and 3299 versus 1991 ms for the longer versions ) . |
| 9 | However , there is also evidence the emergence of serious skill shortages in some occupations which may prejudice the county 's ability to prepare for the longer term challenges of the Tunnel and the Single European Market . |
| 10 | For the longer term , it is worth noting that a number of the member states have a more independent system of audit , under which a company 's accounts are audited , not by its own accountants , but by auditors who primarily owe a public interest duty . |
| 11 | Again , do n't worry if you get slightly different results , as your assumptions may differ from ours ( for instance , we have assumed two sheets , two pillowcases and two towels per guest , changed once for the longer of the two conferences ) . |
| 12 | BARBICAN fencing in galvanized steel is easily erected , maintenance free , and also available with plastic coating in black or green or any colour for the longer run . |
| 13 | Poverty is often associated with old age for the longer people live the less the value of their pension or savings , and the greater the expense of providing care in increasing disability ( Townsend , 1979 ; Phillipson and Walker , 1986 ) . |
| 14 | Prospects : Possible as a short-term measure , but increasingly implausible for the longer term as the cracks become wider and resources for papering them over become more scarce . |
| 15 | Freinkel likened the environment of later gestation to a culture medium and coined the expression ‘ fuel mediated teratogenesis ’ for the longer range metabolic disturbance of middle life which he foresaw might result from the excess or deficiency of certain ‘ culture ’ nutrients essential for normal fetal growth . |
| 16 | If the budget worsens after revenue-yielding tariffs have been reduced , governments may not be able to wait for the longer term trade gains to emerge to replace the lost revenue . |
| 17 | However , the steady growth of electronic markets provides an important context for the longer term growth of handheld media . |
| 18 | For the longer term it envisaged the strengthening of civil liberties , a ‘ stage-by-stage transition to a market system ’ , international cooperation and democratisation of the party itself . |
| 19 | At least we did for the longer |
| 20 | The Gold Ninety Account is a very high interest ninety day notice account for the longer term investor . |
| 21 | For the longer term , the Secretary of State proposes to replace the Burnham Committees by a Teachers ' Negotiating Group , with central government rather than LEAs in a majority on the employers ' side . |
| 22 | As for the longer term consequences , Rex was paralysed from the waist down and Willy , as you know , was left with severe brain damage . |
| 23 | An intensive marketing campaign early in the year encouraged more small and medium sized Glasgow companies to offer training and employment opportunities for the longer term unemployed . |
| 24 | In Levene v Pearcey [ 1976 ] Crim LR 63 , a taxi-driver falsely told his passenger that the route was blocked and charged more for the longer way . |
| 25 | It may be considered that a three year period in 7.6.5 is too long and that two years is an adequate period for reinstatement to take place , but the landlord will probably hold out for the longer period . |
| 26 | Have you gone for the longer length ? |
| 27 | As the longer the two cars , the BMW has more room in the back . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , even they had qualms about the longer term . |
| 29 | Although divorce is affecting an increasing number of people , little is known about the longer term social and economic effects of the financial arrangements made at the time of divorce . |
| 30 | In the short term many had been promised their old jobs back , but there was much gloom about the longer term . |