Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place , it is essential that such movements should formulate a doctrine which is capable of arousing sufficient enthusiasm and commitment to sustain political activity over a period of time . |
| 2 | The time lags between first use and daily use show a similar distribution , with 72 per cent of interviewees becoming daily users within a period of six months after initial use . |
| 3 | She may be able to work different hours for a period of time while her burden is shared by another member of the family or a neighbour . |
| 4 | There are , however , some patients who , though not in an acutely disturbed state , will need extra security for a period because they have been a risk to the public at some time in the recent past or are considered to require special containment while assessment continues in conditions of moderate security . |
| 5 | The scheme was not designed to provide widespread relief in a period of mass unemployment . |
| 6 | But the main idea in the Green Paper was to replace domestic rates over a period of years by a community charge . |
| 7 | They are the inevitable result of her stand in advocating bourgeois liberalisation over a period of time . ’ |
| 8 | Now you might achieve vacant possession over a period of seven years . |
| 9 | There was better recognition still to come , adding professional achievement to a period of happiness in his private life . |
| 10 | Few thoughtful people do not now fear nuclear catastrophe within a period which is infinitesimal when set against the history of mankind . |
| 11 | If the court finds that councillors have acted illegally , then councillors can be surcharged and barred from holding public office for a period . |
| 12 | They might also be banned from holding public office for a period determined by the courts . |
| 13 | Eleven Clay Cross councillors were surcharged for the money which would have been obtained had the Act been implemented and they were also disqualified from holding public office for a period . |
| 14 | Like many earnest campaigns , the society raised moral indignation over a period of three years when a ‘ naked ’ papier mâché horse was put on display in a Manhattan airline office ; the horse was quickly removed and an apology was sent as speedily . |
| 15 | The World Bank on Aug. 5 announced a $250,000,000 17-year loan to help the country import basic goods during a period of transition from communist to capitalist economic policies . |
| 16 | The strength of the stock market has been built entirely on the belief that the economy is about to start growing again at a time when inflation , earnings growth and interest rates are all low and falling , creating ideal conditions for a period of non-inflationary growth . |
| 17 | One organization had responded to such a situation by issuing fixed-term contracts for a period equivalent to its minimum planned needs and then retaining the workers concerned on one week 's notice , with no obligation to negotiate their dismissal with the trade unions if their services were still required thereafter . |
| 18 | Under the old AVC rules , individuals had to make a commitment to pay regular contributions for a period of at least five years . |
| 19 | THE CITY appeared reconciled yesterday to a hung parliament , with share prices , the pound and government bonds all showing modest gains after a period of sustained weakness . |
| 20 | The Law Society requires newly qualified solicitors to undertake approved CPD for a period of three years on pain of withdrawal of their practising certificate . |
| 21 | The main one is that investors who wish to make regular subscriptions for a period of years will need only to complete one initial application form . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's an extraordinary capsule in time , covering American collecting over a period of a dozen years ’ , he said . |
| 23 | The partnership agreement sought to restrain outgoing partners over a period of five years from acting as a solicitor , notary , trade mark or patent agent or in any similar capacity in the Colony of Hong Kong whether as principal , clerk or assistant for any person , firm or company who was at the time of his ceasing to be a partner or had during the period of three years prior thereto been a client of the partnership … |
| 24 | He also said that if Poland would agree to an extra-territorial railway line to run across the Corridor , linking Stettin , Danzig and Königsberg , Germany would agree to guarantee Polish borders for a period of 25 years . |