Example sentences of "[noun sg] on the [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am very pleased that , in so far as it is possible , we have been able , through the usual channels , to accommodate the wishes of the Opposition on the allocation of time to different parts of the Bill . |
| 2 | Many women found it difficult to put an exact figure on the amount of time they spent on the various areas of farm work . |
| 3 | The inevitable problems , roadblocks , and low spots when enthusiasm wanes are the critical hurdles in achieving a healthy return on the investment of time and resources . |
| 4 | Thus Ackermann ( 1966 ) writing about the United States suggested that ‘ small experimental watersheds have cost this country uncounted millions of dollars and unfortunately have yielded a small return on the investment of time and money . ’ |
| 5 | Emphasis on the role of time characterized the Pythagorean idea of the kosmos . |
| 6 | They have developed the pleasant habit of touching each other on the shoulder in time of trouble , as a sort of physical sympathy . |
| 7 | We will introduce a 110-day limit on the length of time for which a prisoner may be held before trial , repeal the broadcasting ban , and provide for the videotaping of police interviews with terrorist suspects . |
| 8 | This would have probably entailed working involuntary overtime , possibly long , awkward hours and , almost certainly , making a physical input , one consequence of which would have been a limit on the amount of time spent with the children and energy contributed to their amusement . |
| 9 | If one takes degrees of latitude on the surface of time to be the analogue of time , one could say that the surface of the earth begins at the North Pole . |
| 10 | They also agreed to a near doubling of aid to the Third World , but failed to reach a common position on the period of time over which the increase would be phased in . |