Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The word ‘ maintainable ’ is not ideal , but it does indicate the underlying principle involved , that the company has a capacity to produce wealth over time , and the idea of the earnings number is to reflect that capacity in the year in question . |
| 2 | He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity , and indeterminacy to comment on free will . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She told the Opposition 's Lord Carter that farmers often worked in isolation and were traditionally independent , ‘ possibly leading to a reluctance to seek help at time of depression . |
| 5 | This approach to total market demand forecasting analyses statistics over time in a number of countries for : |
| 6 | AS US WEST COMMITS $2,500m TO TIME WARNER VENTURE |
| 7 | The view that the Lord 's Day is essentially the Jewish Sabbath — a ‘ taboo ’ day — transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week found expression from time to time in medieval law and theology . |
| 8 | You can use the rating scale to monitor changes over time in your youngster 's ability to cope with provocations . |
| 9 | In 1959 Macmillan became the first Western head of state to visit Moscow in time of peace , sporting a white fur hat ( a psychological mistake , since white was only worn by Finns ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | No one has loved us as we did ourselves , and nostalgia extends self-love through time . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | A two way analysis examining treatment by time was also performed . |
| 14 | This signal is amplified many times and used to drive a pen recorder which traces out a wave form plotting voltage against time . |
| 15 | We slept heavily ; it still seemed the middle of the night as we rose at 5am in order to reach Tarbert in time for our ferry . |
| 16 | She had felt so confident at the outset in her ability to keep track of time , but now it was beginning to desert her . |
| 17 | Data to address these questions were collected largely by interview , and in order to study changes over time , they were collected at regular intervals . |
| 18 | The two are said to be concerned over Sun 's ability to deliver code on time and suspect it may not prioritise their platforms over Sun 's own . |
| 19 | Survival means continuity through time … and success means making the best of your opportunities within a given time-frame . |
| 20 | The tendency to centralise power over time is frankly admitted by the Commission , albeit diplomatically : ‘ the list of policies which qualify on the grounds of being more efficiently discharged at Community level than at national level is likely to evolve gradually over time . |
| 21 | If the creditor makes application for time to be extended , the trustee would be entitled to be heard . |
| 22 | Instead of copying on y 1 , we first create a new value to represent y at time 0 , December 1983 ; this will give us a value on either side of y 1 so that it can be smoothed . |
| 23 | 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 . |