Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] of time [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This length of time can be divided into two events in Scotland , originally recognised on the N.W. Scottish mainland : namely an earlier Scourian and a later Laxfordian , the boundary between the two events being dated at approximately c. 2200 m.y . |
| 2 | Valuations should be individually conducted and a proper length of time should be taken over each one . |
| 3 | The case of bakery workers provides a parallel : ‘ For those trying to survive , empty stretches of time must be structured , and an alternative content — some psychological colour — must be injected into the present in order to make it tolerable ’ . |
| 4 | There will probably also be some classes in radio , television and film techniques and perhaps singing too , but by far the largest proportion of time will be allotted to the production exercise which is part of every term 's work . |
| 5 | The real length of time will depend on the size and ripeness of the fruit . |
| 6 | In this chapter I shall argue that the no boundary condition for the universe , together with the weak anthropic principle , can explain why all three arrows point in the same direction — and moreover , why a well-defined arrow of time should exist at all . |
| 7 | It has already been suggested ( ch. 5 ) , that the Islamic atomistic theory of time may have been the result of Indian influence . |
| 8 | Rather more perceptive ( I felt ) was an article in The Independent , a London newspaper , which said that even a serious scientific book like A Brief History of Time could become a cult book . |
| 9 | The thermodynamic and psychological arrows of time would not reverse when the universe begins to recontract or inside black holes . |
| 10 | Black tide of time will wash above your house . |
| 11 | Common sense as well as medical evidence tells us , however , that excessive drinking over a long period of time can lead to health problems — and that drinking vast quantities in a short space of time is both foolish and dangerous . |
| 12 | Also the junction between the uncorroded metal and the applied patina is very sharp , whereas a patina which has developed over a long period of time will have eaten into the metal in a very irregular and quite characteristic manner that is very difficult to imitate . |
| 13 | The problem of consistency of measurement techniques over a long period of time will have to be faced and may not have a satisfactory solution . |
| 14 | Yet had the assessment panel system not existed in most cases equal amounts of time would have been occupied later but in the negative cycle of suspensions , parental interviews , referral procedures and the preparation of reports . |
| 15 | ‘ By the way , ’ she began , hardly able to credit that , when earlier that morning her car had been such a concern to her , great expanses of time should now elapse without her giving it so much as a thought , ‘ could you tell me the name of the garage where my car — ’ |
| 16 | Experiencing several such impacts in a comparatively short period of time might well be sufficient to trigger an ice age — assuming the other circumstances noted above were suitable . |
| 17 | We want to research whether this campaign over a short period of time can improve this situation . ’ |
| 18 | The unexpected departure , for whatever reasons , of several partners within a short period of time could place an intolerable strain on the surviving partners in the event that they were bound to pay out their former colleagues at one and the same time . |
| 19 | yeah but he wondered if just that a short period of time could just get your Lordship a question of |
| 20 | Several minor changes occurring in a short space of time can have a totting-up effect , challenging and even overloading the resources people have at their disposal . |
| 21 | On the one hand there are the close-knit locals , who are the rump of the old occupational community , and on the other the ex-urbanite newcomers whose arrival in such relatively large numbers over a short space of time can not help but be disruptive . |
| 22 | Such considerations are important with respect to efficiency , as an alarming amount of time can be spent on the road as opposed to face to face with buyers . |
| 23 | As Geoffrey le Bel said in the preamble to one of his charters , ‘ whatever happens at one point of time will scarcely ever reach the next generation in a reliable and true account unless it is committed to writing . ’ |
| 24 | A kitchen timer that rings to indicate to the child when they have managed to sit for a specific length of time can be linked to the reward chart . |
| 25 | Of course , the fact that a price may be constant over a given interval of time may not itself mean that it is inflexible ; the price could be equal to its equilibrium value and the latter could in fact be constant as well . |
| 26 | Such organizations have many other characteristics which anybody who has worked in them for any length of time will recognize . |
| 27 | Fans of the Level 9 classic Lords Of Time will find this system immediately to their liking . |
| 28 | It would either stay constant , in which case there would be no well-defined thermodynamic arrow of time , or it would decrease , in which case the thermodynamic arrow of time would point in the opposite direction to the cosmological arrow . |
| 29 | But in practice a certain period of time may elapse before the authorities are able to recognize that a problem exists . |
| 30 | However , just as at a certain place on the earth 's surface we can still call ‘ down' ’ the direction towards the centre of the earth , so a living organism that finds itself in such a world at a certain period of time can define the ‘ direction ’ of time as going from the less probable state to the more probable ( the former will be the ‘ Past' ’ and the latter the ‘ Future' ’ ) and by virtue of the definition he will find that his own small region , isolated from the rest of the universe , is ‘ initially' ’ always in an improbable state . |