Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] of time " in BNC.
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1 | Table 4.2 shows the total amount of time spent by the clients in institutional care ( whether short- or long-term ) in the first six months , and in the first 12 months , after referral to the psychogeriatric service . |
2 | The total amount of time taken up in such social exchanges or interactions in this sample is in fact relatively small : a division of housewives into three groups according to the proportion of work time thus occupied — less than twenty-five per cent , between twenty-five and fifty per cent , more than fifty per cent — revealed the majority of women to be in the first group ; there was no significant relationship with work satisfaction patterns . |
3 | The feature of most interest is sentence length , because when we estimate the contribution made by each feature to the total amount of time spent reading , it is the number of words in a sentence which makes the largest difference between the two groups . |
4 | As its name implies , this is based on your average earnings over the total period of time that you are participating in the scheme . |
5 | Here again the list of names is selective , probably abbreviating the total length of time involved . |
6 | The total length of time over which a product may decline depends on a variety of factors , such as its relevance to basic needs , its adaptability in the light of economic trends and whether it is the focus of short-term fads or of longer-lasting fashions . |
7 | It was a moment separated from the normal flow of time . |
8 | But if we go grey within the normal range of time our reaction may be an indicator of our overall attitude to the whole effect of ageing on our looks . |
9 | So far did the experience lie beyond the normal province of time , she could not later tell whether it lasted for moments only or extended into hours . |
10 | ‘ Is that the normal length of time he goes for ? ’ |
11 | 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 . |
12 | By far the largest portion of time in Art teaching is taken up with painting . |
13 | If the judgment of the Court of Appeal on 4 October 1991 , finally deciding the compromise issue and the cancellation issue , was not a final judgment for the purposes of rule 2 of the Order of 1910 , then the petitioner has been deprived of an appeal to the Privy Council as of right , an unintended consequence of the decision by Wylie J. that , in the interest of justice and for the possible saving of time and expense , the compromise issue should be tried as a preliminary issue . |
14 | It therefore represents the path of the sun around the ecliptic and indicates the connection between Mithra and the Iranian god of time , Zurvan . |
15 | By far the greatest amount of time was spent in journeys to town for spare parts , veterinary medicines , etc. , or as in one case , where the wife was particularly active , to check the livestock prices with a view to selling cattle . |
16 | It is suggested that the specific objectives of any given test be clearly identified before the test is started , since only if the objectives are clearly defined can the test be carried out most efficiently and with the greatest economy of time and effort . |
17 | Seeking sponsorship is hard work yet the right investment of time and planning could help to set up an opportunity which will have long-lasting benefits to your artistic career and reputation . |
18 | Because until G C S E you are fed , the school is fed , in that you are told fairly quickly what you have to do and although I know that a number of you spends the right amount of time or a lot of time on homework , you are told usually , er you have erm a night or two nights in which to do this particular piece of work now once you get into the sixth form |
19 | Which will give you just about the right amount of time then to walk up . |
20 | The announcement about dinner being served , Henry observed with approval , had come at just the right length of time after the sherry had been drunk . |
21 | And the the boat going underneath just er at the right sort of time . |
22 | So which Alison feels is erm er you know the right sort of time |
23 | Begin the list with the projects that have been waiting to be finished for the longest period of time . |
24 | It was the kingdom of the Franks which was to exercise most influence for the longest period of time . |
25 | In any case , the proper limits of time for the question should not be exceeded . |
26 | My profession was so time-consuming it was hard to spend the proper amount of time with them . |
27 | So the classic typological races disappear in the scientific reality of time , environment and geography . |
28 | Lacking the long-established authority of Time Out or the political commitment of City Limits , Event fell awkwardly between both stools . |
29 | The median % of time the pH was below four for total , supine , and upright periods was considerably higher in patients than in controls ( 9.2 v 1.6 ; 5.4 v 0.3 ; 10.3 v 2.2 respectively ; p<0.0001 ) . |
30 | As Keith Thomas has pointed out , ‘ This change in working habits constituted an important step towards the social acceptance of the modern notion of time as even in quality , as opposed to the primitive sense of time , s unevenness and irregularity . ’ |