Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless , although the trend was the same its amplitude varied , and the gap between Areas widened over time .
2 On the assumption that nothing happens to change the relative attractiveness of different methods of borrowing , then we would expect the stock of bills to increase over time .
3 Concentration of crystals increases with time while some sedimentation from the suspension occurs on the floor .
4 For insidious disorders like Alzheimer 's disease , time of onset of symptoms differs from time of presentation to medical care .
5 The varying weights of particles retained through time are recorded in the sedimentation balance method ( Sengupta & veenstra , 1968 ; Theide et al. , 1976 ) .
6 And , of course , unless an applicant with standing applies in time for certiorari and the court exercises its discretion in the applicant 's favour , the decision , though wrong , will remain valid for ever .
7 Answer guide : In this case the uncertainty is mitigated as the life is clearly known and it is also clear that the loss in utility relates to time .
8 Monitoring of fees earned against time spent is usually a sufficient measure of performance and will provide an incentive to staff , but not all projects run smoothly and allowance must therefore be made for these .
9 Once the documentation is agreed it is suggested that a " completion date " should be arranged so that the relevant searches can be made ( see Chapter 3 , p30 ) and any payment of monies requisitioned in time for the " completion date " .
10 This has the advantage that , as the level of prices alters over time , the variance of the logarithm of the price relatives is more likely to be stationary than is the variance of the alternatives .
11 Procedures established to control the level of spending evolve over time to become bidding procedures for the increment .
12 ‘ Widow Or Bust ’ is generally good crack and I found myself giving way to a bit of foot tapping from time to time .
13 My point here is simply that they do go some way to explaining why patterns of co-residence fluctuate over time .
14 Since our model imposes no restrictions on how reservation wages or the effects of variables change over time , we can let the data decide whether each individual has an increasing/decreasing reservation wage , hazard , etc. over time .
15 In this chapter we shall look at ways of smoothing the edges off the jagged initial appearance of data plotted over time ; we shall look at the observations three at a time , taking seriously the spirit of this somewhat sarcastic remark , to get indications of the trend .
16 But as time went on and the numbers grew , more organized arrangements had to be made ; and the abbot of Cluny had from time to time to undertake mighty journeys .
17 More often it is necessary to identify their effects from survey data obtained from a panel , or sample of individuals followed over time , or from an interview recording the histories of individuals as they recall them .
18 These evils in the Webbs ' view ‘ completely undermined the old principles of government inherited from time immemorial and embodied in local custom , the Common Law and the Tudor and Stuart legislation ’ ( Webb and Webb 1963:91 ) .
19 The sandy beach on Majorca is ideal for flopping on by day in order to recover in time for the next night of action , and what a night it will be in this town that never sleeps !
20 Disc Wheel Solid wheels without spokes used in time trials .
21 Poulantzas , like Althusser , believes that this arrangement remains constant and applies to all societies , but he argues that the more specific relations between instances vary with time and place .
22 It leads on to one of the basic processes of geographical inquiry , to study the impact of processes occurring over time on different areas .
23 The constraints are particularly important in the case of council housing , as changes in government financial yardsticks have led to considerable variations in the quality of housing built over time ( Byrne 1976 ) .
24 They have looked at the commission of offences reported over time by a sample of youths in longitudinal surveys .
25 The wealth of scholarship in which the book luxuriates sometimes deflects from the far simpler scientific story ; that seismicity in the different regions of Iran varies through time , and that it is possible , from a complete analysis of the history , to find patterns in this shifting activity .
26 As market rates of interest vary over time , it becomes difficult to achieve this , a feature known as reinvestment risk .
27 Although levels of anti-HBs decline over time after vaccination , immunity apparently can outlast demonstrable antibody .
28 But universality would be surprising because not only the context of emergence but also that of the dissemination and use of knowledge varies over time and from social location to social location .
29 Success in computation relating to time intervals is highly dependent on a number of factors and there fore is variable .
30 The index varies considerably in size from year to year , and must have been trimmed to fit the space available ; the number of illustrations fell over time ; and the publisher changed .
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