Example sentences of "[noun] in [noun sg] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it happens , there is a substantial engine refurbishment contract in the offing which ( although tenders have not yet been invited ) promises to bring someone several tens of millions of pounds in revenue over a period of a few years . |
| 2 | In essence there were two general scenarios leading to the award of a DFC : firstly , an instance/incident considered worthy of an immediate award ; and , secondly a non-immediate award in recognition of a period of distinguished service , sometimes highlighting one or two instances . |
| 3 | Truman had to learn through experience in office without a period of gradually accumulating knowledge in a subordinate position . |
| 4 | One solution to the difficulty of what the Cockcroft Report refers to as " recording positive achievement " which attempts to avoid laying too much stress on what pupils have not achieved is to record the growth in attainment over a period of time . |
| 5 | Apart from information on trade and technology , objects like these gives an idea of the taste in art of a period . |
| 6 | However in practice deterioration of stock inevitably sets in , through a variety of factors : original errors or omissions in selection ( for the reasons suggested above ) ; poor control of withdrawals and replacements ; fluctuations in funding over a period of years ; fluctuations in demand caused by changes in the constituency , or changes in their needs . |
| 7 | And we 're shortly to appoint some erm consultant assessor who will assess our system , and we will run our , have our system in place for a period of about four months . |
| 8 | High rate of growth The rate of growth is a measure of the increase in output over a period of time . |