Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [noun] of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Geomorphology will achieve its fullest development only when the forms and processes are related in terms of dynamic systems and the transformations of mass and energy are considered as functions of time . |
| 2 | Consequently , as Needham has pointed out , in so far as Chinese natural philosophy ‘ was committed to thinking of time in separate compartments or boxes , perhaps it was more difficult for a Galileo to arise who should uniformise time into an abstract geometrical co-ordinate , a continuous dimension amenable to mathematical handling ’ . |
| 3 | What creates the difficulty is that such act or omission preceded and was , therefore , separated in point of time from the birth of the plaintiff in her injured condition . |
| 4 | Mrs. Wilson stressed that objections , if any , to any planning requests should be made without loss of time as action could be taken very quickly . |
| 5 | Mrs. Wilson stressed that objections , if any , to any planning requests should be made without loss of time as action could be taken very quickly . |
| 6 | The EPA claims that its study was hampered by pressure of time in meeting an August 1 deadline set by a federal court decree , imposed after the American Lung Association sued the EPA last October in an attempt to force a new review . |
| 7 | There is evidence to suggest that young swains showed interest from time to time but were probably defeated by lack of time and opportunity on the one hand and by Hannah 's shy , reserved nature on the other . |
| 8 | It is the level of responsibility , measured in terms of time span , that tells you how many layers you need in an enterprise — not the number of subordinates or the magnitude of sales or profits . |
| 9 | The basic distinction is that income is a flow and therefore is measured per unit of time , whereas wealth is a stock and is measured at a point in time . |
| 10 | Where a government is very keen to press on with its programme , and where it can foresee that it would otherwise be frustrated by pressure of time , it can move that a timetable be adopted for a particular measure and , if the House so resolves , the Business Committee of the House will arrange a programme for a particular Bill , setting aside a specific number of days for each stage . |
| 11 | W. G. Collingwood describes one of these men Balthazar Puchberger , ( altered in course of time to Puthparker ) whose shaggy or tousled head earned him the nickname of Towsie . |
| 12 | Tasks or programmes need to be treated as ‘ temporary systems ’ — that is , operations with defined objectives , internal plans for action , linked to scales of time and resource , with built-in mechanisms for monitoring progress and evaluating results — a cardinal principle at every level . |
| 13 | So really there 's only that item w w we felt that particular one was a bit er a bit steep and er the rest was er a a difference in emphasis , I would suspect , coupled with shortage of time |
| 14 | That would mean asking how far the players can be extended in terms of time and commitment . |
| 15 | ‘ Wind-chill factors ’ , calculated originally in experiments involving heat losses from dry uninsulated surfaces ( Siple and Passel , 1945 ) , are often represented either as reduced temperatures or as additional heat lost per unit of time . |
| 16 | When the tenancy ended by effluxion of time the defendant remained in occupation as a statutory tenant pursuant to section 2(1) ( a ) of the Rent Act 1977 . |
| 17 | The Court of Appeal held that even if there had been a right of rescission it was barred by lapse of time . |
| 18 | Learning is a strategy that is potentially available , but its use is often prohibited by lack of time and money . |
| 19 | Thus , where landlords were entitled to determine a twenty-one year lease " at the expiration of fourteen years if they shall require the premises for the purposes of a business carried on by them " it was held to be sufficient for them to show that they would need at least part of the premises before the date on which the lease would otherwise have expired by effluxion of time ( Parkinson v Barclays Bank Ltd [ 1951 ] 1 KB 368 ) . |
| 20 | the value of n is limited by resources of time , money or experimental material . |