Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] periods of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dwyer is a leading proponent of adopting the South African dispensation — legalised lifting in the line-out , as demonstrated by Leonard — to ensure cleaner possession from the line-out and keep the ball in play for longer periods of time . |
| 2 | And it does n't tie up your money for long periods of time . |
| 3 | Yields in general will tend to be higher for longer term investments , because lenders require to be compensated for giving up their money for long periods of time . |
| 4 | Many people and firms want to borrow money for long periods of time , and yet many depositors want to be able to withdraw their deposits on demand or at short notice . |
| 5 | Borrowers , on the other hand , often need to borrow money for longer periods of time , as in the case of industrial investment or house purchase . |
| 6 | We postulate that the alternation of homogeneous gabbro and graded layers is produced by a magma chamber that remains below the critical concentration for substantial periods of time and generates a steady accumulation of crystals on the floor in the cotectic proportions . |
| 7 | Anomalous aspects of nature often venerated by ritual over long periods of time become charged with the directed mental/ psychic energy of their race . |
| 8 | It is well nigh impossible to compare the rate of crime over extended periods of time ( as Reading 10 , Chapter 5 , taken from Pearson 's study , indicates ) . |
| 9 | Pearson 's study of the history of street crime in Britain clearly illustrates the problem of using criminal statistics as a means for comparing the rate of crime over extended periods of time . |
| 10 | At a time when structural unemployment means that many — particularly the young — will be out of work for long periods of time , the old individualistic idea that ‘ all we need is a bit of enterprise and motivation ’ seems to get stronger the more inappropriate it becomes . |
| 11 | This is perhaps more evident in the case of longer courses where teachers are displaced from their pedagogic habitat for considerable periods of time , but it exists also in shorter courses . |
| 12 | In the past , support meant removing the child for considerable periods of time into the care of remedial teachers either within the school or coming from outside . |
| 13 | ‘ I simply meant somewhere for Jennifer to go on a regular basis for short periods of time simply to give you both a rest . |
| 14 | The manager produces a whole hospital work-level profile for specific periods of time for a 7-day period . |
| 15 | She still sees Bailey often , gets on extremely well with Catherine , Bailey 's current wife , and if he is out of town for long periods of time , they speak on the telephone . |
| 16 | Mankind will have to accept that this product of immense periods of time was indisputably in existence inside the evolutionary story , waiting to be taken up as the only source available from which could be acquired a foundation for the God that man must ultimately have , and which was not completely imaginary , and therefore subject to unlimited interpretations . |
| 17 | This budget reduces the organization 's transactions to movements of cash and indicates shortfalls or excesses of cash at particular periods of time . |
| 18 | Contact with other nations ( Egypt in the case of Herodotus ) led to a greater awareness of the past , because of the evidence for long periods of time presented , for example , by the pyramids . |
| 19 | The simultaneous sighting of two periods of time separated by an entire 24 hours seemed a paradox well worth experiencing . |
| 20 | When in the fullness of immense periods of time , emerging man found that he needed a ‘ god ’ , and a logical conception of ‘ good ’ and ‘ evil ’ , he had no alternative but to accept that the countless millions of operations which make up the law of the ‘ survival of the fittest ’ , had necessarily to be designated either ‘ good ’ , if they furthered the cause , or completely disregarded if they did not . |
| 21 | Not only is the method not scientific but , to the extent that Marx did make certain historical prophecies which can be related to empirical evidence over long periods of time , these can be examined and by and large they have not proved to be valid . |
| 22 | The virtues of granting immunity from prosecution for substantial periods of time are questionable . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
| 24 | Try to limit juice and other sugary drinks to mealtimes when they 'll do the least damage , dilute them well and do n't give them in a bottle used as a dummy because these bathe the teeth in sugar for long periods of time . |
| 25 | LIFESPAN permits the definition of two periods of time associated with the verification cycle of the offline system : |
| 26 | This rather defeats its theoretical purpose of putting different types of loan over different periods of time on to an identical basis for comparison . |
| 27 | However , where facilities are available for use over short periods of time , the rudiments of camera acting are taught in a structured way . |
| 28 | What I know about palaeotology is n't too much I mean I obviously have to try and know a bit , but it 's not my field — erm in order to test the minor claim , you have to be able to get your hands on some rock which actually consists of continuous sedimentation over long periods of time . |
| 29 | These animals possess the remarkable ability to withstand intense heat and drought for prolonged periods of time . |
| 30 | This study included EEG/EOG recordings during sleep , and it is interesting to compare the sort of sleep that these subjects were getting after months of sleep reduction with subjects who have reduced sleep for briefer periods of time . |