Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] more time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposite is true of the component overhaul areas where more time for thought is available but there is always the inevitable backlog of components awaiting test and repair . |
| 2 | The optimum completion time has come down by one minute to 11 minutes and more time is being allowed on the roads and tracks section before the cross country . |
| 3 | Children whose teachers rated their ability as average tended to spend less time on work and routine activities and more time distracted or awaiting attention than either those who were thought to be above average in ability or those who were rated as below average . |
| 4 | The cottar , subsisting on an inadequate holding , had a greater need for cash earnings and more time to spare , but because he accepted the hierarchical consumption ethic of the village community his aspirations were lower , so that , although working longer , he did so at a lower intensity . |
| 5 | Consider , for example , the cultural differences for a European in journeying to parts of Africa ( large , but few time zones crossed ) or New Zealand ( smaller cultural changes but more time zones crossed ) . |
| 6 | It may be apparent from the head chef 's comments that more time needs to be given to basic skills in the college 's scheme of work or that parts of the housekeeping syllabus need revision . |
| 7 | Britain 's long day in the international sun may be waning ; that we shall be forced to spend less time basking on summit slopes and more time digging the national allotment . |
| 8 | In its recent working party discussion document , entitled Freeing Up Small Business Enterprise , the institute points out that the replacement of the present mandatory audit by an annual accountant 's report ‘ would not only give business better value for money but would also reduce the number of small company failures as more time could be devoted to the survival and growth of small business enterprise ’ . |
| 9 | In retrospect , does the Prime Minister agree that he might spend less time talking up false economic dawns and more time taking action for economic recovery ? |