Example sentences of "a [adj] period [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In April 1932 RAPP was disbanded , and although in the Soviet Union the ensuing liberalising effect was only temporary , lasting until 1935–6 when rigid cultural controls were reintroduced under the watchful eye of Zhdanov , in France , by contrast , 1932 was to mark the beginning of a prolonged period not only of cultural liberalisation within the PCF but also of political co-operation between communists and fellow-travelling sympathisers . |
| 2 | Which rather proves a point that in fact it was a low period , and therefore if you take a low period historically , which is er includes a a boom in inverted commas , within that , then overall you 're going to end up with a very low figure er in total . |
| 3 | By the terms of the agreement Australia would have prospecting rights for oil and gas for a 40-year period over 23,550 square miles of seabed . |
| 4 | Imprinting , as I remarked earlier , illustrates the principle of ‘ sensitive periods ’ ; it is usually established during a specific period early in the animal 's life . |
| 5 | For a short while after it fires , the nerve goes through a refractory period when it will not respond to a nervous stimulus . |
| 6 | This is a four-month period when you will need to be incisive and single-minded . |
| 7 | It is renewed ( in the sequel , Rupert of Hentzau ) for a further period when , after an interval of some years , the machinations of Michael 's nephew Rupert lead to the King 's death and loyal Sapt appeals to Rassendyll once more for help . |
| 8 | In a fifteen-month period either Charles and Diana , or both , had attended eleven special events for the appeal , and held several private receptions in addition . |
| 9 | The National Reconciliation Document encapsulating the Taif Accords , which had been ratified by the Lebanese parliament on Nov. 5 , 1989 , had stated that the Syrian forces would assist the Lebanese government " to extend the authority of the Lebanese state within a limited period not exceeding two years after the ratification of the National Reconciliation Document , the election of the President of the Republic , the formation of the Government of Reconciliation and the adoption of the political reforms constitutionally " . |
| 10 | All models are supplied with a large 50 litre capacity solid grass box and for a limited period only this offer includes a 9in ( 23cm ) comfort trimmer to provide a perfect edge to your lawn or finish off difficult areas to reach . |
| 11 | But further changes at line-out , maul and ruck , most of which were condemned by England 's players and management , will be experimental variations for a limited period only . |
| 12 | For a limited period only , Leica Camera is giving away a free 28–70mm VARIO-ELMAR-R zoom lens , worth £577 . |
| 13 | Thus , Bangladeshi women in an area such as Tower Hamlets , many of whom have additional difficulties in literacy , will require a different approach and different learning materials compared with overseas students staying in this country for a limited period only . |
| 14 | Most lenders ' discounts are for a limited period only , after which you will revert to paying the standard rate — this table provides a guide to lenders ' competitiveness , which should be taken into account when making your mortgage choice . |
| 15 | This is referred to in the legislation as ‘ permission granted for a limited period only ’ . |
| 16 | There followed a bridging period when , especially for examination purposes , some English pupils were taught ‘ British Constitution ’ . |
| 17 | This is in a twelve hour so for a daily flow we 've This was a surveying period about twenty percent for to these for a full day . |
| 18 | ( 7 ) The period of the suspension of a licence under this section shall be a fixed period not exceeding one year or the unexpired portion of the duration of the licence , whichever is the less , and the effect of the suspension is that the licence shall cease to have effect during the period of the suspension . |
| 19 | If the vessel is to be out of the water for a fixed period e.g. between September the 1st and March the 31st annually , then this will be expressed in the Policy Schedule , and will be detailed on the underwriting risk and claims statistics screens on the Polisy system . |
| 20 | And therefore in a recessionary period when pressure is on people spending er , that sort of figure is under tremendous pressure . |
| 21 | After a brief period soon after trading opened the FTSE dived from its near five point gain to be 14.5 points down at 3044.6 . |
| 22 | TAIF , Saudi Arabia — Lebanese members of parliament clutched at the threads of a peace plan yesterday after a brief period when agreement to end 14 years of civil war seemed within their grasp . |
| 23 | At no time in its long history of seven hundred years has Parliament governed , nor save for a brief period when the Constitution broke down in the seventeenth century has it made any claim to do so . |
| 24 | The printing of De revolutionibus took place during a tense period when the freedom of Protestants and the independence of Nuremberg were being threatened by Catholic authorities . |
| 25 | The computer modellers forecast a cold period ahead , with a dip in northern-hemisphere temperatures reaching 0.5°C late this year or early in 1984 . |
| 26 | However , Bukharin did acknowledge that there would be a long period when petty commodity production would spontaneously arise , and that the struggle between state organised agricultural production and petty commodity production would — as he saw it — be a struggle between socialist and capitalist tendencies in the economic arena . |
| 27 | petals strongly and sweetly perfumed , retained over a long period when dried , used in perfumery , potpourris , for perfuming writing paper . |
| 28 | The persistence of the white chalk facies outside the new mountain belts must clearly indicate a long period when the Eurasian and American plates were not being affected by any major continental collisions . |
| 29 | In this way , the mother provides her baby with more food over the period of its development than she would be able to pack into a single egg , and what is more , she can do this over a long period instead of being compelled to produce it all at one moment . |
| 30 | Other reasons for returning after a long period away include : |