Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [noun pl] [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 The answer to the first , or ‘ why ’ , question begins with a recognition that banks are private sector , profit-making organisations with obligations to shareholders to increase profits over time .
2 Bella spent loads of time round there .
3 Because of the lack of data showing changes over time , very little is known about the effects of these changes on the life chances and financial circumstances of young people .
4 If clients have restrictions on time spent out of the office , roadshows provide an interesting solution .
5 However , as Nuttall and Gipps ( 1982 ) note , the aim to measure changes over time was not in the original terms of reference although it appeared subsequently in publicity material .
6 For example , if people switched deposits from time deposits to sight deposits , M1 would rise but M4 would remain unchanged .
7 You can use the rating scale to monitor changes over time in your youngster 's ability to cope with provocations .
8 A clause which merely imposes on the parties an obligation to renegotiate prices from time to time , once an initial period has elapsed , will simply turn the agreement , on the lapse of the initial period , into an agreement to agree , which is then void for uncertainty .
9 Obviously , such parity of status has implications for time allocation , resourcing , staff development and , in the secondary sector , an adequate supply of specialist teachers of Religious Education .
10 Answer guide : The answers to this should encapsulate the idea of the static nature of a stock measure , and the way in which that differs from the dynamic nature of measures covering periods of time .
11 So where Bangladeshis spent periods of time in the United Kingdom interspersed with periods in Bangladesh and then brought their families to the United Kingdom , took temporary accommodation , and then applied to be treated as a homeless person , it was held that the local authority was entitled to refuse them .
12 Data to address these questions were collected largely by interview , and in order to study changes over time , they were collected at regular intervals .
13 If the meaning of attitudes changes as the rhetorical context changes , then it is necessary to take a historical perspective to note changes over time .
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