Example sentences of "[noun] within [art] short period " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are seen predominantly in the early hours of the morning , or in the late postprandial period , and are usually followed by a second or third wave within a short period . |
| 2 | With the aim of keeping only the Imperial Tobacco and Imperial Foods divisions , Hanson within a short period of time sold Imperial 's hotels and restaurants interests to Trust House Forte ( £190 million ) , Golden Wonder Crisps to Dalgety ( £87 million ) and Courage to the Australian company Elders IXL ( £1.4 billion ) . |
| 3 | An operational System should be able to forecast , detect and react to dangerous pollution levels within a short period . |
| 4 | The unexpected departure , for whatever reasons , of several partners within a short period of time could place an intolerable strain on the surviving partners in the event that they were bound to pay out their former colleagues at one and the same time . |
| 5 | Later applicants may therefore wish to wait until the new practising year commences to avoid paying two sets of fees within a short period . |
| 6 | The dioecious Xerospermum noronhianum ( ‘ X intermedium' , Sapindaceae ) in West Malaysia has a prolonged sequential development of flowers on each inflorescence as well as the sequential development of the inflorescences themselves , making a small number of flowers available at any one time but ensuring economy by not producing excess flowers within a short period ( these would not be pollinated owing to the low density of pollinators ) . |