Example sentences of "[art] [adj] or long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the model can not take account either of changes in operators ' costs or of developments such as road pricing or a carbon tax which could be in place in the medium or long term . |
| 2 | His strength was his obsessive single-mindedness , his refusal to be diverted by what at that moment were secondary issues ( even though they might be issues of far greater importance in the medium or long term ) . |
| 3 | Control of public expenditure until the 1960s was highly fragmented and largely revolved around the consideration of annual estimates : there was little or no attempt to plan expenditure programmes for the medium or long term . |
| 4 | It should reflect Section I 's criteria for selecting significant issues , and acknowledge areas where more is to be done and where new measures may have to be found in the medium or long term . |
| 5 | We very quickly realized that the cheapest tender was n't always the cheapest in the medium or long term , t to , but we were n't very quick to realize how to put that right . |
| 6 | The amendment the Government has put forward does not hold out much real hope for B R managers about remaining in the medium or long term in charge of viable business , to that extent the amendment does not carry out what I believe was the intention of Lord Paignton in in moving the amendment . |
| 7 | It thinks in years , not months or weeks : the three or four years it takes to reach a degree ; the similar or longer period needed for a doctorate ; the intellectual shifts that occur over decades , even centuries . |
| 8 | Whether this is a good idea or not , and whether there are any actual , visible benefits in the short or long term is a matter of great controversy . |
| 9 | One final area which requires some discussion is the question of whether advertising has its effects in the short or long term . |
| 10 | Previous weight-loss or crash diets may well have failed in the short or long term because they did not take into account problems you might have had with food allergy or intolerance . |
| 11 | What were the consequences of an event in the short or long term ? |
| 12 | Surely it is up to boards of directors , executives and investment managers to decide whether they wish to invest in the short or long term . |
| 13 | However , there is no reason to suppose that regions within countries will experience increased wage flexibility either in the short or long term . |
| 14 | Thus a pupil may be exempted from the national curriculum in the short or longer term ; what exactly he or she will then ‘ receive ’ ( i.e. the relationship of an individualised curriculum to the national curriculum ) is of course a crucial issue . |
| 15 | The over-riding priority in deciding on cuts was that our essential core-funded research activities should not be harmed in the short or longer term , and I am satisfied that this objective has been met . |
| 16 | That concern is heightened if the settlement 's intended to have growth potential beyond two thousand and six , and heightened still further if it 's likely to be the focus of major employment development either in the short or longer term . |
| 17 | The test authorities refuse to admit that the tests threaten either the immediate or long term safety of the area but frequently postpone tests ‘ because of adverse wind conditions ’ , that is , when the nearby Shoshone Indian reservations fall down-wind of the blast . |
| 18 | Fragment A is more difficult to analyse as the evidence is incomplete and the habit of keeping to a set rate of progress may not have evolved at the A stage of composition ; but it could have been completed between June 1758 and April 1759 , in a shorter or longer time depending on whether he wrote one verse or three each day . |
| 19 | Anyone booking a six-day or longer package is entitled to an A la Carte discount booklet that covers Hong Kong shopping , restaurants , nightlife and sightseeing trips . |
| 20 | The plan calls for government action in six areas : payments for farmers who take measures to manage their land for the benefit of wildlife , landscape and conservation ; an increase in resources for environmentally sensitive farming ; better integration of existing environmental schemes ; the opportunity to enter a voluntary scheme covering the whole of a farm for a five-year or longer period of conservation work ; government pressure on the European Commission to give greater recognition to the potential for production controls and other mechanisms to benefit the environment ; and the introduction of environmental training programmes for farmers . |
| 21 | A course of instruction with a pre-determined timespan , content and structure , whether a short or long course . |
| 22 | Osteonecrosis is believed to be a result of ischaemia of the juxta-articular bone for either a short or long time . |
| 23 | A ley , by definition , is a temporary sward of chosen species of grasses , clovers , and herbs which may be designed for a short or long term . |
| 24 | More useful criteria would be the type of decision made such as policy or routine ; or type of situation such as whether a crisis is likely to affect a large number of employees or a few ; or whether the problem is a short or long term one . |
| 25 | If you are considering a short or long break on an English holiday park then you need look no further than the ‘ Freedom ’ Holiday Parks brochure published by the Caravan Holiday Home Campaign . |
| 26 | If you can not manage on your own or with family and friends , or if you prefer not to involve them , you can ask for your child to be looked after by local authority foster parents for a short or longer period . |
| 27 | What would my attitude be if I had a difficult or long journey to work ? |
| 28 | Fifth , it is a continuous or long term process rather than a one-shot exercise or a brief episode in the life of the school . |
| 29 | They also offer these materials in other widths ‘ off the roll ’ by the metre run should you require a wider or longer piece for your particular application . |