That occure over a long period of time

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Hi,Diseases like coronary artery disease, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s, arthritis, macular degeneration, MS, lupus, among others are the result of small oxidative changes that occur over a long period of time.In that occure over a long period of time, 1.  over = all through a length of time / during 2. a long period of time is agent / dominator3. "that" is not the subject but receiver of the verb occurCan it mean that small oxidative changes which is happened in a short period of time can not cause these chronic diseases, but in long period of time?Thank you for your help.

Enoon · Accepted Answer

bepleasedCan it mean that small oxidative changes which is happened in a short period of time can not cause these chronic diseases, but in long period of time?

Not exactly. The writer got it a bit wrong, not surprising in a writer who presents cockamamie medical ideas as fact. He meant that the repeated slight damage from oxidation accumulates until it causes symptoms (an unproved daydream invented by unscrupulous health gurus).

Bepleased · Answer

{about "time" or "way'}
someitimes,"time" or "way" used to as the thing to be traveled in order to reach a place or point then "time" as a stepping-stone, and supporter;

or as a matrix in which something is formed or developed;

I did it for a long time. ----means that time acts as a stepping-stone to support the action. so time is lower-level logic position than the action.

I did it over /during a long time.----means that the action is the repeated one and time is a matrix. So, time is heigher-level logic position than the action.
"somewhere in time"-----the time (now / past / future) map somewhere. so the story in the same place is different with the different time.

That occure over a long period of time

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