Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] a longer [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Erm the views of the er of the subcommittee are that that this does appear to be er perhaps a practical solution er and at the moment , er we are looking to erm make some of the spaces , certainly in the Church Street car park erm short term , I E two hours , certainly so the people who are who are making shopping visits , or visits to the banks et cetera would get the lower car park and the the people who are staying for a longer time would be at the top .
2 Also , employers are constantly employing new staff so the return on selection has to be calculated over a longer period of time to get a true picture of the effects of selection methods .
3 For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) .
4 Corners can be cut on flowers and remember , the flowers at the reception are going to be seen for a longer time than those in the church .
5 This increase , however , needs to be seen in a longer time-scale .
6 Fuller justice to these topics , as well as the ape language experiments and various glottogonic theories , is to be done in a longer study . )
7 Although Wilson was undoubtedly sympathetic to the WEA he left East Suffolk on appointment as Secretary for Education in Shropshire and was succeeded by Leslie Missen who , at that time , knew little about the WEA and the discussions with the LEA had to be framed within a longer time-scale than Jacques had originally planned .
8 A behavioural response is strengthened when it has an increased probability of occurring ( frequency ) or when it is likely to be performed for a longer period of time ( duration ) .
9 Does my hon. Friend agree that when such councils involve constitutional amendments to the treaty as well as , as always , substantial business for the Heads of Government to transact , some new formula should be produced whereby meetings could be scheduled for a longer period ?
10 The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 .
11 However , if there are further operations requiring less secondary information , then another instruction format can be provided with a longer operation code field .
12 There is no fixed investment period for a PEP although , to get the full benefit , it should be viewed as a longer term investment , ideally for a minimum period of between 5 and 10 years .
13 Capital allowances deducted from the taxable income may be higher in the early years ( and therefore lower in the later years ) thin book depreciation , which may be charged over a longer period .
14 An additional incentive is that a garden , in contrast to its associated historic building , does not always need substantial sums for major fabric repairs at the outset and can be revived over a longer period of time .
15 But obviously a place not already converted would cost less initially , and the price of rebuilding would be spread over a longer period .
16 It faced substantial protests , however , from water suppliers , notably in the UK ( see pp. 36903 ; 37159 ) and in West Germany , who objected that the massive costs involved would need to be spread over a longer period .
17 Debt due for repayment within two years could be paid within five years , and debt due to be repaid over a longer period could be paid within eight years .
18 using it at the same rate but it 's going for a longer time .
19 This chapter concentrates on these three national clearinghouses already established , and is based on a longer paper on the subject .
20 ( c ) Ensure that no voucher is retained for a longer period than 14 days from receipt .
21 for example , the maintenance of blood pressure when changing from a lying to a standing position is achieved less rapidly as we age ; as a result the blood supply to the brain is decreased for a longer time and there is a greater tendency to feel dizzy .
22 This article is taken from a longer piece first published in The Independent on 19 February 1990 .
23 This experiment was conducted over a longer time period ( ten days ) , starting with young plants .
24 ‘ I was thinking of a longer stay . ’
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