Example sentences of "[noun] have a longer " in BNC.

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1 The dose equivalence over 24 hours is more difficult to estimate but since salmeterol has a longer duration of action salmeterol 50 µg twice daily may be equivalent to salbutamol 500 µg four to six hourly .
2 IAN LUCAS has a longer booklet on Apple Snails available at £3 including p&p
3 Visible light has a longer wavelength than UV radiation .
4 But it is also worth noting that evidence has been found of burials and drainage channels that appears to be pre-date any of the recorded cathedral buildings , and it now looks as if the site has a longer ecclesiastical history than was thought . ’
5 Some fromage frais and quark have a longer shelf life and may be kept for a week or ten days after purchase .
6 Compared to VHS-C , though , Video 8 tapes have a longer maximum runtime of up to two hours ( standard play ) , or four hours at LP speed ( ‘ PAL ’ machines ) .
7 It happens to be a physical fact that the light that we call red has a longer wavelength than the light that we call blue .
8 Indeed , the over spill factor had a longer history than a concern with post-coal industrial restructuring , since the plans of the 1940s and early 1950s had assumed stable employment in coal .
9 The crab has a longer body than the other species shown here , and the legs are flattened and held away from the carapace .
10 Equally , the right of casual workers with whom an organization has a longer term relationship to be able to choose whether or not to work ( even if this right can not be abused ) is incompatible with a contractual relationship which obliges work which is offered to be undertaken .
11 Savory has a longer history than sage , though not considered to be as useful medicinally .
12 The infantry version had a longer shaft , but both versions were essentially spiked maces .
13 The King Charles Spaniel is slightly smaller than the Cavalier , and has a domed head and snub-nosed face , while the Cavalier has a longer muzzle .
14 The kingdom of Greece had a longer history ; the Greeks had been the first subject people to break free from Ottoman rule after 1815 .
15 boxes have a longer column but the box internals are similar .
16 Second , women have a longer expectation of life than men .
17 Because in plasma cGMP has a longer half-life ( 15 min ) than ANP ( 1–2 min ) , cGMP can be regarded as a more sensitive marker for ANP release than ANP itself in many situations .
18 The main exponents of this approach — writers like Hyman , Beynon and Fox — all take conflict to be a major structural component of employment ; although we should also note that sociology in fact has a longer tradition of exploring the distinctive problems of explanation and understanding associated with industrial conflict ( eg. Eldridge , 1968 ) .
19 Model biles prepared with phosphatidylserine had a longer nucleation time ( 20 days ) than those prepared with phosphatidylethanolamine or phosphatidylcholine having the same fatty acid composition .
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