Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Main access is by keyword on three levels designed to cater for varying approaches depending on time available , the abilities of pupils and the emphasis placed on the theme in each class . |
| 2 | Obviously , spread sizes even for individual countries vary over time as the market makes different judgements on their creditworthiness , e.g. Brazil 1976 = 2½ per cent ; 1978 = ⅝ per cent ; 1982 = 2¼ per cent . |
| 3 | Although , as we shall argue , changing terms of trade are less adverse to the USSR than is supposed , the benefits which accrue through the structure of economic ties have over time become less economic and more political in substance . |
| 4 | There were variations in the accuracy of these figures according to time and place , but these evened out over fairly large geographical areas and periods of time . |
| 5 | It seems that people take kin , and indeed non-kin , into their households in situations where this is mutually advantageous , but the balance of those advantages fluctuates over time , and varies between different localities in the same historical period . |
| 6 | In addition the costs and benefits of new procedures change over time as they become diffused more widely and in comparison to available alternatives . |
| 7 | Whilst it is intuitively obvious that the utility of most things declines over time , it is more difficult to identify the extent of that decline over a given period . |
| 8 | Oh , I know the prince is n't a fascist , he 's got nothing but contempt for Musso ; Constanza says her father was never the man who had much faith in any trains running on time ; but he is a man who can still get favours from the regime . |
| 9 | In man also , performance capabilities for various tasks vary with time of day , with some abilities peaking in the morning and others in the evening . |
| 10 | The rates appropriate to these allowances vary from time to time , but the councillor will be informed of any change by the Council 's Chief Financial Officer . |
| 11 | A market would be a relatively costly way of adjusting the uses made of specific assets in response to unforeseen changes revealed over time . |
| 12 | When the base is squeezed by open-market operations , etc. , the banks may be able to economize on cash balances by encouraging customers to switch to time accounts which have less risk of large cash withdrawals . |