Example sentences of "in a short period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a short period of time , they had raised the cost of the building , including contributions from Queen Victoria herself , but now needed money to purchase a prime site in the centre of Glasgow . |
| 2 | If all the etch-resist is completely stripped away in a short period of time , then perhaps the whole board has been exposed at some stage to too much UV light . |
| 3 | A surprising expression of regret that Loius Gerstner might get the top job at IBM Corp comes from AT&T Co chairman Robert Allen : Gerstner is on the board of AT&T and Allen said he would regret losing him : ‘ I 'm sorry to lose him — he 's a very good director , asks good questions , has good financial knowledge and experience , ’ Allen said , ‘ and I 'm sorry to say has learned an awful lot about our business in a short period of time , ’ he added . |
| 4 | The New Oxford English Dictionary Project requires a sophisticated and novel computer system to be built and commissioned in a short period of time . |
| 5 | By er failing even once to meet a reasonable demand for a for something to eat in a short period of time , then there 's a knock on effect to our business . |
| 6 | This may not prove to be a serious problem , but having it happen twice in a short period of time makes me wonder . |
| 7 | In a short period of rapid theoretical development the emergent core of regional planning principles and practices strengthened considerably . |
| 8 | They were told that the underlying constipation can not be treated in a short period of time . |
| 9 | Given the cash generating capacity of Darty and Kingfisher , he said : ‘ I am confident that gearing will reduce significantly in a short period of time . ’ |