Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dickinson , a cautious man , advocated limited innovations — in particular an agreement among states to observe a cooling-off period in international disputes , during which mediation could proceed and public opinion could mobilize against war . |
| 2 | In the horse , T. axei has a prepatent period of 25 days while in game birds infected with T. tenuis it is only 10 days . |
| 3 | Islamic rule prescribes a 40-day period of abstinence , i.e. a " natural " period until the possible date of the first menstrual onset . |
| 4 | The coup attempt followed a prolonged period of economic recession within Trinidad and Tobago , which saw gross national product ( GNP ) fall by more than 30 per cent between 1982 and 1990 and unemployment rise to over 22 per cent . |
| 5 | The building of the complex spanned a long period , from the foundation of the cathedral in 1063 to the completion of the campanile in 1350 , but the whole group is one stylistic unit . |
| 6 | A request by opposition parties to allow a transitional period during which the newly formed parties could prepare for elections was refused on the grounds that the election dates were specified in the Constitution . |
| 7 | In order to prevent the company from being sold beneath the management 's feet , it is essential that the parties agree an exclusive period of time during which the vendor agrees not to negotiate with third parties . |
| 8 | Candidates have a 5-year period to accumulate the module certificates required to make up the full group awards of : |
| 9 | Demonstrations flared up again after the Tajik Supreme Soviet accepted in emergency closed session on April 30 a proposal from Nabiyev to introduce a six-month period of presidential rule ; Kenjayev was reinstated as Supreme Soviet Chair on May 3 . |
| 10 | Following the revolution of 1905 Russia experienced a further period of rapid economic and social change . |
| 11 | Yet between the recognition of a dispute which may end in a trial and its actual arrival before the judge lies a lengthy period of negotiation before or during the operation of the formal pre-trial procedure . |
| 12 | Once this had been achieved , the plan envisaged a transitional period leading to " full and fair elections " during which the UN would play " an enhanced role " , although the level of UN involvement was not specified . |
| 13 | This was designed both to decentralise the delivery of services through mini-town halls , and to generate local plans which would feed into an overall local authority or corporate plan spanning a four-year period . |
| 14 | At the end of the exercise have a short period of conversation while you concentrate on the fingertips on your larynx and on feeling the right degree of voice volume , your friend keeping check for you on the right amount of voice volume and indicating if it becomes too loud or too quiet . |
| 15 | The circular states that income to cover a certain period should be ignored as capital for that period . |
| 16 | Secondly , they may send both the documentation and the program to the potential purchaser allowing a limited period during which the package can be used and evaluated . |
| 17 | In every case the accused teacher suffered a lengthy period of suspension before being told that the allegation had been withdrawn or that no proceedings would be instituted against them . |
| 18 | The total drop in the audit fee of £0.7m is made more dramatic because of the fact that in the previous year the audit fee covered a 15-month period . |
| 19 | Second , a large proportion of the older workers had a long period of service with the same company before being made redundant . |
| 20 | On Oct. 5 both chambers of the US Congress approved a foreign-aid appropriation for fiscal 1993 which included the hitherto controversial US$10,000 million loan guarantee package covering a five-year period in support of Israel 's settling of immigrants . |
| 21 | hatching of most eggs requires a prolonged period of chill followed by a mean day/night temperature of more than 100C , conditions which occur in late spring . |
| 22 | Remember that a subpoena in the High Court , once issued , is valid only for twelve weeks and must be served not less than four days before the day on which the witness is required to attend before the court unless the court fixes a shorter period . |
| 23 | The new Regulations define a transitional period of 2 October 1992 to 31 December 1998 ( coinciding with the introduction of corporation tax Pay and File due in 1993 ) , during which provisional repayments in respect of accounting periods ending before 1 January 1999 are to be reduced by a prescribed percentage . |
| 24 | The million-hour award covered a two-year period up to last November , while the RoSPA bronze was for safety performance during 1992 . |
| 25 | A student undergoes a prolonged period of performing stamina exercises aimed at raising the heart rate and improving overall fitness . |
| 26 | Silverpoint enjoyed a brief period of popularity in the 1890s when silverpoint kits , including specially prepared papers , were made commercially available by Winsor & Newton . |
| 27 | Selfridges did not do too badly , thanks to returning tourists , but a £7m cut in non-shoe retailing profits reflects a shocking period 's trading at Wallis and Horne . |
| 28 | Mr Ball urged the Government not to whittle away mortgage relief and to have a neutral Budget to allow a longer period of stability . |
| 29 | Post-war Britain offers a suitable period in which to apply the concept of the social construction of old age . |
| 30 | Japan experienced a brief period of European contact in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries , but in 1639 the government of Japan , the Tokugawa ( Edo ) Bakufu , effectively severed all contact with the West . |