Example sentences of "[prep] be [art] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It proved to be a period of strained relations with the English liberals , who were allies of the Irish party , but who were also in favour of bringing schooling more and more under state rather than church control ( Miller 1973 : 81–7 , 120–38 , 268–92 ) . |
| 2 | There is to be a period of consultation lasting until the middle of June 1991 when individuals and organisations can put forward their views . |
| 3 | There has to be a period of simply understanding how things work ; then graduating to some degree of management control . |
| 4 | The next few decades were to be a period of accelerating changes for the mills of the area as Hicks , who in 1806 became Lord of the Manor , systematically extended his empire . |
| 5 | This problem of the sense of identity at national government ( i.e. United Kingdom ) level is one which will be felt more acutely in many countries in what promises to be a period of mass migration . |
| 6 | This input of detail , with the emphasis on the need for guidance and care made the transition appear to be a period of effort , anxiety , and danger ; and such a representation was convenient at a time when social scientists , and others , were ‘ discovering ’ adolescence as a stage of life characterized by ‘ storm and stress ’ . |
| 7 | Additionally , you will probably have some decorating expenses and there is bound to be a period of overlap when you will be paying two lots of telephone rental , extra electricity bills and so on . |
| 8 | It is too easy to slip into a mood of depression at the outset of what promises to be a period of very significant change in education but , in relation to the concerns identified earlier , it would have to be said that the omens are not propitious . |
| 9 | In this respect , as in others , the 1290s were to be a period of crisis and change which was to make an impact on Anglo-French relations . |
| 10 | There seemed to be a period of of much more stability in the population |
| 11 | The currency of a provisional grant where it is not declared final is to be a period of one year ( subs . |
| 12 | It was pointed out that some advisers had wanted there to be a period of in-service training across the borough in order to familiarise teachers with the principles and procedures of self-appraisal . |
| 13 | The '90s will continue to be a period of even more rapid change . |
| 14 | I think we have to accept there 's going to be a period of transition . |
| 15 | To achieve this , there would have to be a period during which growth slowed down , and with it the growth of imports . |
| 16 | The high point in the ramp 's history has to be the period from 1984 until just before the recent skateboard boom that started around 1986/7 . |