Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] over time " in BNC.

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1 These reactions may fade over time , but at the moment they are still quite a strong influence in Zimbabwean society .
2 In many markets , however , the identity of the firm initiating a price change may vary over time , possibly to avoid the impression that there is a price leader , or to spread more equitably the unpopularity of being the first firm to raise prices .
3 In the case of these problem behaviours , the duration measure should decrease over time if the intervention is working .
4 It is recognised that observed statistical relationships may change over time due to changes in financial markets .
5 Alternatively , these parameters may change over time , and solutions of essentially the same problem at different time periods may be required .
6 However , the problem with contact lenses and glasses is that your eyes can change over time , so it is imperative that problems are sorted out as soon as possible , as it will be difficult to establish whether the fault lies in your eyes or in the lenses .
7 The post-war history of South Korea shows how the balance of effect can change over time , driven by a coherently evolving logic for economic development , despite major changes of government and military rule .
8 This is not the case in all countries , however , and the composition of the labour force in a particular export-oriented industry or zone may change over time .
9 Moreover , for as long as authorities pursued a monetary policy which held the unemployment rate at U 1 , this prediction error will persist over time .
10 A steady decline in readings should occur over time .
11 Skills of handling and evaluating evidence can develop over time .
12 Our commentary suggests that the nature of the trade-offs between economic objectives may change over time , and that the policy-maker needs to be advised of such changes when deciding upon the preferred combination of objectives .
13 As later events were to prove , there was no guarantee that those constellations would persist over time or even continue to support moves towards integration .
14 Right , there 's been a decline , if you think back to our , that marketing we did in agricultural transformation process , one of the results of that model , was that the prices of agricultural goods relative to manufactures would fall over time right .
15 The locus of competition may change over time ; however , in general the interest cost , gross of fees , may be defined as the price of a eurobond issue to the borrower , and is the continuing obligation in relation to the bond issue .
16 Where he differed from Darwin was mainly on the critical issue of evolution , i.e. , the proposition that one species could change over time into another species , but his arguments on these matters were by no means obscurantist or naive .
17 No doubt the fee structure will change over time , and a detailed schedule is therefore not appropriate .
18 This means the need to refer to the text and instructor boxes will diminish over time .
19 Also the nature of the trade-offs may change over time , as may the choices of the policy-maker .
20 A longer pile carpet would flatten over time and might become slippery with wear .
21 Some undesirable employees will always slip through the net ; and some employees will change over time .
22 This indicates the extent to which the language test is able to predict how a child 's language will change over time and is referred to as predictive validity .
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