Example sentences of "than a [num] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was reported that he had said the Government ‘ had fallen flat on its face in dealing with the situation ’ , adding that law and order did not exist in this country at the moment ; that there could be up to five million illegal immigrants in Britain ; and that judges should be able to impose the death sentence on anyone convicted of an offence carrying more than a fifteen year sentence . |
| 2 | Nobody suggests you should buy shares over anything less than a three-to-five year period . ’ |
| 3 | As effective economic policy can hardly be judged in less than a three year period , and political affiliation is also a long-term question , it seems entirely reasonable that aid should be committed over a three year period . |
| 4 | This means that members in the Republic of Ireland who are over twenty five years of age and have more than a three year no claim bonus have had no increase in premium for over three years and for all other policyholder there has been no increase for over two years . |
| 5 | Er the second reason that we would suggest this to the panel is that it is actually er used by OPCAS , the three year average is used by OPCAS rather than an eight year average . |