Example sentences of "the time spend on " in BNC.

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1 Those responsible for planning the move must be experienced enough and have the time to spend on dealing with all the issues that arise .
2 It happened to me when I was sort of looking at some sort of electronic engineering that I was n't supposed to be doing I was just looking at it for interest like Well I 'd like to have the time to spend on that but I 'll leave that thank you very much .
3 The laboratory experiments also exclude the time spent on the actual flight itself .
4 A knowledge of how to set up and operate a machine could reduce the likelihood of a breakdown so minimising the time spent on repairs .
5 The activities involved in the referral or investigation ( telephone calls , home visits , office interviews , meetings with other professionals , medical examinations , legal action ) and the time spent on these activities .
6 Thus the time spent on the physical abuse referrals varied from 30 minutes to 20 hours .
7 Nimue or the Lily Maid would require a model and the Princess can hardly be asked for so much of her time , though I hope she may think the time spent on ‘ Christabel before Sir Leoline ’ was not wholly wasted .
8 For example , the time spent on processing the applications and on selection itself .
9 The major area of debate concerns the balance between the time spent on learning information skills versus the time spent on learning interviewing skills .
10 The major area of debate concerns the balance between the time spent on learning information skills versus the time spent on learning interviewing skills .
11 The time spent on your bottom is much more costly .
12 In order to justify the time spent on producing them , the copies should be consistently clear and legible .
13 The time spent on each activity over three weeks was calculated and converted to a percentage of the total time , as listed in Table 2 .
14 However , greater multidisciplinary use of the nursing notes would decrease the time spent on the latter , and it may be possible to further condense the planning rounds .
15 The recipe may be found on p.203 of Cooking with Pomiane , of which a paperback version was published by Faber in 1976. if obtaining a copy of either version should entail a search , 1 do not think anyone will regret the time spent on it .
16 The time spent on the High Court bench will also impose its further stamp upon the potential appellate judge .
17 Although taxation was a common reason for convening representative members , it was by no means the only reason for doing so ; nor was it , in proportion to the time spent on it , the principal or most demanding business of parliament .
18 It is not even a question of reducing the time spent on formal aspects of the language system and squeezing them up to make room for a newcomer .
19 The different relative lengths of queues can be very important in determining the time spent on the waiting list .
20 The time spent on the herb garden is probably less than on any other part of the whole garden ( unless it has been deliberately planted to be labour-saving ) , but shortage of time is less of a problem than money , since the herb-garden is a hobby , undertaken for enjoyment and relaxation .
21 Examiners realise that their standard of marking can vary slightly according to the mood they are in , and to the time spent on marking .
22 We have become busier and more efficient and the productive with each passing decade , and this has meant cutting down on the time spent on more mundane activities .
23 In addition there are rehearsals , which account for most of the time spent on music .
24 This will avoid the inclination of either management or labour to wrongly allocate the time spent on work attracting bonus to other non-bonus operations .
25 An indication of the time spent on work which is not directly productive , such as working in the yard or stores , driving or travelling .
26 Thus the time spent on the settling-down and clearing-up stages varied from 7 to 45 per cent of the total session , and the introductory stage varied similarly , largely because some teachers treated it as a purely administrative matter to be dealt with as succinctly as possible , while others incorporated it into the session as the whole-class teaching in an arrangement otherwise dominated by group work .
27 Essential field trips could be charged for if more than half the time spent on the visit was outside school hours , and ‘ optional extras ’ such as individual music lessons might also incur a charge .
28 The time spent on his daily training regimen must be increased .
29 During this delay the microprocessor can continue with other tasks ( including , perhaps , the control of other stepping motors ) , the only restriction being that the time spent on these tasks must be equal to the excitation interval .
30 ‘ This reduces the time spent on training and saves duplication for people who have already completed as initial full-day Team .
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