Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The rate of complete clearance increased with time in all groups of patients . |
| 3 | The degree of Croatian autonomy fluctuated from time to time , as did its borders . |
| 4 | The quantity of each item purchased per time period constitutes an appropriate weight . |
| 5 | According to the decay theory , the memory of some event fades with time unless continually upgraded . |
| 6 | One could say — and Aegon are not denying it — that is an acquisition by Aegon of this company spread over time . |
| 7 | Frequently generals thought it best if they were outmanoeuvred to in effect accept an honourable surrender er and er bargains of this kind occurred from time to time between largely mercenary armies . |
| 8 | The treatment of individual supporters has at times been shoddy and the club need to radically improve their attitude towards the paying customer . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Most charges of seditious words occurred during times of Jacobite scares and tended to be levied at those groups suspected of Jacobite sympathy : Roman Catholics , the Irish , Nonjurors , and the high-flying clergy and gentry . |
| 12 | In addition the costs and benefits of new procedures change over time as they become diffused more widely and in comparison to available alternatives . |
| 13 | 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 . |