Example sentences of "the time [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distance between any two points would then he proportional to the number of neurones a message must traverse to get from one to the other ; it would also be roughly proportional to the time taken for a neural message to travel between them . |
| 2 | The challenge involves a variety of modes of transport and the time taken for a particular journey , typically a journey to work during the rush hour . |
| 3 | The rates of diffusion of two gases may be compared by measuring the time taken for a given volume of each gas to diffuse through a porous surface under identical conditions . |
| 4 | The time taken for a component to pass through the column is called its elution time . |
| 5 | Whereas the time taken for a computer working randomly but with the constraint of cumulative selection to perform the same task is of the same order as humans ordinarily can understand , between 11 seconds and the time it takes to have lunch . |
| 6 | By time-stamping a call-slip on its submission , and by recording on its second copy the time of its arrival , accompanied by the relevant book , in the Reading Room , it was possible to determine the time taken for a reader 's request to be satisfied . |
| 7 | The motion can be characterized by a reptation time , or more accurately by a relaxation time , τ , that is a measure of the time required for a chain to escape completely from its tube . |
| 8 | When the time approached for a decision on when to ground PA474 , the feeling within the RAF was that PA474 should be kept airworthy for at least another ten years , and the suggestion was made that R5868 should go to Hendon instead , as it was by far the most historical of the two Lancasters . |