Example sentences of "[noun] for an [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is simply an agreement by each creditor to hold off and not to press his claim for settlement for an agreed period as long as the other creditors do likewise . |
| 2 | The US delegation suggested extending a moratorium on all such operations for an extended period , perhaps of 50 years . |
| 3 | As for Philip , the prospect of seeing the man who was supposed to marry his sister go off on crusade for an indefinite period seems to have been too much for him . |
| 4 | Yet British Rail says that it will have to offer temporary rehousing for an extended period to many people who will be next door to the works because of the extent and nature of the noise and vibration that they will experience . |
| 5 | And it will provide free and unlimited local calls for an indefinite period . |
| 6 | Swindle was too crude , for if the plan worked , no one would lose a penny ; all that would have happened was that a few banks would inadvertently have lent them money for an undefined period . |
| 7 | Despite objections from cyclists and disabled people , the scheme is to be put into action for an experimental period of 18 months . |
| 8 | Having defended the exclusion of capital punishment at Second Reading , the Home Secretary and his Ministerial colleagues conceded a free vote on a new clause moved at Report stage by a private member , Sydney Silverman , which had the effect of suspending the death penalty for murder for an experimental period of five years . |
| 9 | The centre is a partnership between the University of Stirling and CILT ( London ) , and has project funding from the Scottish Office Education Department for an initial period of three years . |
| 10 | It would not be fair for the warning to remain in force for an excessive period . |
| 11 | Roosevelt thought that Korea would be suited to trusteeship for an undefined period , which could perhaps last for as long as forty years . |
| 12 | The Stuart kings also claimed to have other prerogative powers of considerable importance , namely a suspending power , which could be used to postpone the operation of a statute for an indefinite period , and a dispensing power , which could be used to relieve offenders from the statutory penalties they had incurred . |
| 13 | Gold and silver owe their nobility to the fact that unlike the base metals they retain their brightness and lustre for an indefinite period in a pure atmosphere . |
| 14 | Glaxo Group Research says it does not have a career break scheme because it believes that ‘ it would be too difficult for our scientists to keep up with the pace of change if they were away from work for an extended period ’ . |
| 15 | They moved north to Scotland for an intensive period of training , and he found himself in command of a section of young volunteers , many of whom were to serve with him later in the Middle East . |
| 16 | If you are blind or physically disabled or your work regularly takes you away from home , you may qualify to vote by post or proxy for an indefinite period . |
| 17 | ( e ) That , when a subcontractor will be on site for an extensive period , detailed interim accounts are prepared at monthly intervals . |
| 18 | All Hanne knows is that the two of them are staying somewhere in Copenhagen for an indefinite period . ’ |
| 19 | The Select Committee on Capital Punishment , 1929–30 , recommended the abolition of capital punishment for an experimental period of five years , and an amendment in this sense is likely to be moved if a new Criminal Justice Bill is introduced . |
| 20 | The German countess then began to speak , but I was at this point , for some reason I do not recollect , obliged to leave the drawing room for an extended period . |
| 21 | Its surface bears some evidence for an early period of crater erasure , and for a long subsequent period of slight internal contraction , presumably the result of cooling . |
| 22 | As a last resort , if the union believes that its members are being unfairly treated , it may decide that an all-out strike for an indefinite period is necessary . |
| 23 | In the event , they were also retained to act as consultants for an additional period in order to ensure the continued success of the system . |
| 24 | Studio head Richard Zanuck paid him between one and two million dollars so that the film could be released that year , with a guarantee to compensate him if the show 's gross takings fell below $60,000 a week for an agreed period . |
| 25 | Agreed royalties will be paid for the use of each others ' code for an agreed period of time . |
| 26 | That this House believes that the death penalty for murder no longer accords with the needs or the true interests of a civilised society , and calls upon Her Majesty 's Government to introduce forthwith legislation for its abolition or for its suspension for an experimental period . |
| 27 | The term ‘ permanent ’ is something of a misnomer , for the content of any pasture is constantly changing as conditions become more favourable for one species and less for another ; it applies only to the fact that a pasture remains in grass for an indefinite period . |
| 28 | Profitt , Michael Cook , 18 , Adrian Sinclair , 19 , and Lee Scrivens , 19 , all from Birmingham , admitted theft charges ; another six City supporters were also remanded in custody or on bail , and 23 were fined a total of £8,600 for admitting charges arising from a weekend in the Lancashire resort which a Football Association inquiry may punish by banning City supporters from remaining away games ; all their away matches were made all-ticket for an indefinite period after trouble last season at Crystal Palace . |
| 29 | The power granted by the Immigration Act to detain people for an indefinite period gives rise to a high level of anxiety and stress among detainees . |
| 30 | Treaty involves the actual pursuit of an economic activity through a fixed establishment in another member state for an indefinite period . |