Example sentences of "in [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] period " in BNC.

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1 Similarly , in some of the large industrial enterprises in Germany during the inter-war period with the introduction of standardised mass-production techniques a parallel emphasis was placed upon welfare measures ( company housing , provision of leisure activities , etc. ) as a means of motivation , promoting integration and worker commitment to the company .
2 In contrast to the preceding period , none of this rise can be attributed to the investment of current account surpluses .
3 If Phillips 's paper had been the landmark of empirical research in macroeconomics in the post-war period , Friedman 's paper , published ten years later , enjoyed a similar status in the theory of macroeconomic policy .
4 It was built in brick over a long period ; the east end dates from the ninth century and the west from the tenth and eleventh while the vaults are mainly twelfth century .
5 A favourite plant in the frescoes is the papyrus , treated in various decorative ways : but the papyrus did not , as far as we know , grow in Crete in the Minoan period , so the frescoes do not factually depict the Cretan landscape .
6 In practice during the inter-war period English was ( and largely remains ) securely established as a stable and male-dominated professional field despite the presence of a majority of female students .
7 He cited an upsurge in violence during the campaigning period , including attacks on two trains in which 78 people had died [ see pp. 38151 ; 38287 ] .
8 Nevertheless , it is common that preference shares with a right to a cumulative dividend obtain voting rights if the dividend is in arrears for a specified period .
9 Presenting the seventh development plan ( 1991-97 ) to the National Assembly on Nov. 19 , Masire said that he expected a slowdown in revenue in the coming period and that the private sector would have to play a greater role in diversifying the economy and reducing the dependence on mineral exports .
10 It would not be fair for the warning to remain in force for an excessive period .
11 The manager predicts variations in workload for the off-duty period .
12 In the world of Classical Greece , for instance , silver plate began to be dedicated in sanctuaries during the Archaic period .
13 [ George Paston ( Emily Morse Symonds ) , ‘ A Spinster 's Recollections ’ in Side-Lights on the Georgian Period , 1902 ; Percy A. Scholes , The Life and Activities of Sir John Hawkins , 1953 ; J. Paul de Castro , ‘ Laetitia Hawkins and Boswell ’ , Notes and Queries , 18 December 1943 ; Bertram H. Davis , A Proof of Eminence : the Life of Sir John Hawkins , 1973 . ]
14 The permanent military garrisons in Scotland provided a number of minor posts which featured prominently in burgh politics , particularly in Stirling , where the Christie family influence in council over an extended period ensured that much of the small change of military patronage came their way .
15 The good thing about the airlift was that pilots had clear visibility all the way into Tabubil — a rare happening in an area where rain is often measured in feet over a 24-hour period .
16 However , in return for a rent-free period a tenant may agree , for example ( a ) to surrender another lease , ( b ) not to receive a reverse premium , or ( c ) to carry work that would usually be the landlord 's responsibility .
17 He added that the electorates of UN member States might be unwilling to see their young men die in Ireland over a sustained period .
18 With characteristically bad judgement , Charles now turned back to the Scots , with whom he made a secret treaty under which the Solemn League and Covenant would be confirmed by King and Parliament , and presbyterianism would be established in England for a limited period .
19 $580 million in compensation over a 14-year period .
20 Did you know that your EC-approved pads must be ‘ as light as possible without prejudicing design strength and efficiency ’ ( sub-section 1.3.2 ) , or that your box ‘ must be so designed and manufactured as to facilitate correct positioning on the user and to remain in place for the foreseeable period of use , bearing in mind ambient factors , movements to be made and postures to be adopted .
21 About the larger meaning of the Reagan-Shultz years — the approaching end of the age of anti-democratic revolution — the secretary of state is equally certain : ‘ The years of the Reagan presidency were , in the sweep of history , a turning point , building on the ideas and institutions put in place in the critical period right after world war two .
22 All Hanne knows is that the two of them are staying somewhere in Copenhagen for an indefinite period . ’
23 In certain cases the insured or members of his household may not have been in residence for a considerable period but has relied upon friends or neighbours to perform an occasional check of the property .
24 The areas around London grew in population throughout the inter-war period .
25 But nevertheless it seems like a reasonable hypothesis the that that er expectations about future prices are revised in proportion , er the errors in expectations in the previous period , alright .
26 The potentially most divisive argument will be about who should be in charge during the dangerous period ahead .
27 Thus the pattern of accumulation of capital from trade for subsequent investment in production which was so important in late eighteenth-century Britain had had its roots in Africa before the colonial period .
28 Conti , of Hampstead , north London , was speaking at the unveiling of the BBC 's £27 million package of films , comedy and drama to pull in viewers over the festive period .
29 The term ‘ permanent ’ is something of a misnomer , for the content of any pasture is constantly changing as conditions become more favourable for one species and less for another ; it applies only to the fact that a pasture remains in grass for an indefinite period .
30 The Director of Public Prosecutions brings this application for judicial review of these decisions of the single justice on Friday , 16 February ; the first , declining to deal with the issue of the alleged breach of bail condition by Mr. Bell on the ground that that issue could not be resolved by a single justice of the peace but required a court consisting of at least two justices , and the second , to adjourn the hearing of the alleged breach of condition to a court sitting on Monday , 19 February , and to remand Mr. Bell in custody in the intervening period .
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