Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] the period " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did , in fact , feel better , certainly better than when the X-rays had been taken , and much better than the period immediately before that . |
| 2 | To cope with the traditional use of variable hours , so that the period of daylight always comprised twelve , Andronicus is thought to have used a system that is described in detail by his Roman contemporary , the architect Vitruvius . |
| 3 | If they agree a venous blood sample is taken and another appointment arranged within 24 hours to give the result so that the period of uncertainty and anxiety is minimised . |
| 4 | We hope the court proceedings will be concluded quickly , so that the period of uncertainty is kept to a minimum . |
| 5 | So if the period of a quake 's main vibrations are 0.5 seconds , five-storey structures will be particularly vulnerable . |
| 6 | The minister will generally have to decide only whether the period required for retribution and deterrence is that recommended by the judge , or by the Lord Chief Justice , or is some lesser or greater period . |
| 7 | The Dark Ages are often considered a time of retrogression , but it was not until the period drew to its close that the cattle of Britain began to deteriorate quite seriously . |
| 8 | Additionally , there have been those employers who have moved from site to site , merely to enjoy the subsidies that come from siting ‘ new ’ jobs in areas of high unemployment , and have left as soon as the period of the subsidy has come to an end . |
| 9 | The Russian and Irish revolutions stimulated this radicalism still further and the period between 1910 and 1926 has been extensively treated as a potentially revolutionary period.4 Certainly there was a revolution , but it created the Irish Free State rather than the Socialist Commonwealth . |
| 10 | The Muses have been traditionally at war with Christ , ever since the period of late classical antiquity , when Jerome and Augustine both viewed literary excellence with the gravest suspicion . |
| 11 | Athens raised Potidaia 's tribute from six to fifteen talents as early as the period 438–434 , which means that she was pressurizing Potidaia ( ‘ encroaching ’ on allies of the Peloponnesians ) much earlier than Thucydides implies . |
| 12 | Naturally , no source , especially those written later than the period they describe , can be trusted implicitly . |
| 13 | At this stage it is anticipated that quota trading to secure premium payment on ewes that were already part of the 1993 claim will take place between 15 April and 15 June — although the dates could be put back and the period might be shortened . |
| 14 | Hon. and learned Member for Warrington South , Mr. Mark Carlisle Q.C. , on 1 March 1985 that no life sentence prisoner will be detained for more than 17 years without a formal review of his case even where the period thought necessary to meet the requirements of retribution and deterrence exceeds 20 years . |
| 15 | Your employer may not be able to refund all of your study expenses , particularly if the period of study involved is extensive . |
| 16 | Moreover , Hodson LJ said that as well as the period of restriction , an added circumstance which has to be taken into account in assessing reasonableness was the fact that many of the customers covered by the covenant had been introduced by the defendant . |
| 17 | In conclusion , I wish to emphasize that all the charge rearrangements discussed in this section occur very fast , much faster than the period of oscillation of the magnetic field . |