Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | These people and their children differ from the so-called mixed race children only in terms of time , and are only a few generations removed from the point at which the mixture occurred . |
| 2 | The cost is measured not just in terms of time spent away from the office but also by the inconvenience of leaving an office empty . |
| 3 | Thus in the above example , investors are willing to pay slightly more in terms of time value for calls than for puts but the difference is so slight that the indicator is in this case quite inconclusive . |
| 4 | Ethnographic research has special qualities suited to dealing with controversial topics in sensitive locations , for it entails a gradual and progressive contact with respondents , which is sustained over a long period , allowing a rapport to be established slowly with respondents over time , and for researchers to participate in the full range of experiences involved in the topic . |
| 5 | For many businesses the administration of employees ' expense accounts can be an unwanted headache , both in terms of time spent and cost . |
| 6 | The completion date for the stage or project must be defined both in terms of time and criteria of success . |
| 7 | Keith Evans ' charge that some American school media centres actually undermined the morale of teachers ( a charge he did not , incidentally , document ) was not one which could be levelled at centres on the Madeley and Codsall model , and their influence was such that many examples existed , at least for periods of time . |
| 8 | Some of the personalities themselves have provided unhappy proof of what can happen when stress and temptation take over where the much-publicised diet leaves off , while the thousands — sometimes millions — who bought their books have come to realise that the Hollywood way to fitness is a career in itself , a course in self-absorption and physical management that only those who are paid to pursue it can afford , either in terms of time or money . |