Example sentences of "is [adv] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is usually a period of mourning after the sacrifice of the animal or bird , and then a feast after the eating of the meal . |
| 2 | When a candidate is preparing to be interviewed ‘ on air ’ , there is usually a period of five to 10 minutes before the interview proper when a live satellite link will be sent back to network headquarters . |
| 3 | But the modernisation of Greece will probably come faster in the late 1990s if there is now a period of four- or five-party politics . |
| 4 | In statutory terms this is often a period of just three days . |
| 5 | In general hospital settings , there is often a period of staff overlap in the early afternoon , which is ideal for teaching and learning . |
| 6 | The first stage in its life-cycle is therefore a period of very fast or supernormal growth . |