Example sentences of "remain [adj] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is evidence to support the case that prices will remain high for a while . |
| 2 | It is only extinguished or " barred " because the claim it gives to land has been allowed to remain unpressed for a long time in face of a rival title … the effect of the Act is to eliminate . |
| 3 | For indeed the demand and supply schedules do not in practice remain unchanged for a long time together , but are constantly being changed ; and every change in them alters the equilibrium amount and the equilibrium price , and thus gives new positions to the centres about which the amount and the price tend to oscillate . [ … ] |
| 4 | ‘ Doses would remain large for a very long time … |
| 5 | These are stars which flare up suddenly from near-invisibility to prominence , remaining bright for a few days , weeks or months before fading again . |
| 6 | But pheromones only remain effective for a short period . |
| 7 | Moreover , the present study indicated that the syn-PLA2 and cat-PLA2 values of patients with a necrotising form of acute pancreatitis had a tendency to remain increased for a longer time than the values in patients with oedematous acute pancreatitis . |
| 8 | The eggs can remain viable for a considerable period of time , however , and so you should dispose of faecal matter carefully to prevent any risk of infection in the garden if you have a young family . |
| 9 | Isabel sighed and decided she was going to remain hungry for a while longer . |
| 10 | In general the obsidian forms only on the outer skin of the lava , which is rapidly chilled , while the central parts of the flow , which remain hot for a long while , consist of rhyolite . |
| 11 | The snow is so deep — three metres outside the door here — that after big storms , potentially dangerous ski areas remain inaccessible for a few days . |
| 12 | BARNET COPTHALL dethroned Leeds , who had remained unbeaten for a decade , for the men 's Mycil British Team Club Championship in Sheffield , while Portsmouth Northsea , pressed all the way by Nova Centurion , won the women 's title for a second year by just three points . |
| 13 | Those of the maritime region remain moist for a longer season , and usually remain protected by ice or snow , if not by water , throughout winter . |
| 14 | Grown in impoverished conditions , the plant becomes stunted but remains alive for a long time while many small shoots develop to give the appearance of an irregularly worn shaving-brush . |
| 15 | If the money remains unclaimed for a certain time it is returned to the finder . |
| 16 | A final point on this type of clause : if what is regarded as an initially reasonable figure is inserted in standard conditions and remains unchanged for a number of years it may well have become unreasonable through the impact of inflation , either in an absolute sense , or because average contract values have increased . |
| 17 | The surrounding catchment area at first contributes little but clear run-off , and the lake water remains oligotrophic for a long period . |
| 18 | Through such visits the doctor remains vigilant for a change in symptoms . |
| 19 | At the moment , the register remains valid for a whole year ; any changes during the year do not count . |
| 20 | They also tend to remain positive for a very long time , if not indefinitely , unless the infection has been treated in the very early stages . |
| 21 | Ideas will remain valid for a year after evaluation . |
| 22 | the device remained popular for a century after its invention , finding particular favour in France , where , according to one account , it sold so quickly at a fair in Paris that the stallholder was hustled out of town by the young men of the city who saw their favourite quarry rapidly being locked away . |
| 23 | If prices remained high for a number of years it would become economic to develop marginal deposits in other parts of the world , such as Indonesia , New Guinea , New Caledonia , Peru and the US . |
| 24 | Interest rates , too , increased and remained high for a generation . |
| 25 | Joseph 's expression remained dubious for a moments then his face lit up again and he pointed westward over the captain 's shoulder . |
| 26 | We remained numb for a long time . |
| 27 | Although British cattle remained large for a while , they gradually reduced to an average height of 125cm at the withers by 2600 BC and by 300 BC , in the Iron Age , they were considerably smaller , averaging only 105cm . |
| 28 | The motorcyclist beat this time by five minutes , but conditions were unusual ; many institutions such as the University and the Art College remained closed for a second day of holiday , which meant traffic was unusually light . |
| 29 | Depressed and anxious patients who sought refuge from their troubles by taking an overdose remained unconscious for a time but did not die of respiratory failure or asphyxiation , as happened only too readily after an overdose of barbiturate . |
| 30 | Patronage tended to be more important , however , in boroughs with smaller electorates : Lord Brooke dominated Warwick 's 400 voters , the Whig Earl of Carlisle dominated Morperth 's electorate of 120 , whilst there were a number of proprietary boroughs with electorates of fewer than 100 where both seats remained safe for a particular party . |