Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 31 | The foundations were now securely laid for a long period of prosperity rising to a peak in the early fourth century , if one can judge from the mansion-type houses in the towns and countryside . |
| 32 | Amongst those who did not do duty in this year 's championship are Phil Davies ( standing down as Llanelli skipper after a highly successful five year run ; reverting to the second row and declaring his intention to challenge for a place in the Lions party in that position — remember the trouble he gave Paul Ackford when Wales last beat England in 1989 ) ; David Bryant ( controversially appointed a youthful pack leader in his first season in international rugby under the John Ryan regime , now recovered from a debilitating period of illness ) ; Andy Allen ( the front jumper was capped out of Newbridge in 1990 , subsequently becoming yet another moving down the valley to Newport ) ; Aled Williams ( one cap as a replacement wing in Namibia in 1990 , when a Bridgend player , but increasingly favoured by many to join Robert Jones in forming a club halfback partnership ) . |
| 33 | In short , if agriculture is judged by the criteria of performance applied to manufacturing industry , there is every reason to argue that its output has been artificially and substantially inflated for the whole period since 1950 . |
| 34 | The characteristic attitude in large-scale economic management , both inside government and in the private sector , which has made itself increasingly felt during the post-war period , is the pursuit of intellectual coherence . |
| 35 | This ideal of suburban or semi-rural living has been constructed around a ‘ cult of domesticity ’ which was particularly strongly held in the post-war period . |
| 36 | Yet paradoxically Makarenko 's educational theories were to be taken up , approved , and widely publicized in the Stalinist period . |
| 37 | As was so chillingly illustrated by the postwar period of mass destruction and misconceived redevelopment , it is possible to throw the baby out with the bathwater . |
| 38 | It is necessary , in other words , to establish a clear distinction between an existence as it was lived in the prewar period , and an existence as it was mythically reproduced in a postwar period . |
| 39 | In many ancient cultures , indeed , the king was ritually sacrificed after a stipulated period of time . |
| 40 | The majority of unmarried mothers were forced to enter the workhouse hospital for their confinements , where they were virtually imprisoned for a two-week period . |
| 41 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 42 | Furthermore , the available evidence suggests that the two strongest growth sectors — professional and scientific , and insurance and other financial services — have become more spatially concentrated during the postwar period ( Daniels 1978 ) . |
| 43 | If a ‘ back fence ’ is used , the stock is confined to its daily strip and the remainder of the grass is completely rested for a long period . |
| 44 | The Group , jointly financed by the DES and CGLI , was duly established for a three-year period , and its remit is fourfold : to review existing provision ; to identify any overlap or gaps which may exist ; to identify an appropriate integrated and progressive pattern of schemes and awards ; and to make recommendations to the appropriate validating bodies . |
| 45 | However , the proportion of women who are full-time housewives has significantly dropped during the post-war period and , since married women who have paid employment spend less time on housework than those without paid work , this means that overall , there has been a significant decline in the amount of time the average woman will spend doing housework . |
| 46 | For example , the small cell was so amply used in the classical period that one would think a composer of originality would have looked for something different . |
| 47 | ( a ) Contemporary Terms Certain terms frequently occur that would be commonly used in the modern period ( e.g. " rotten borough " , " Whig " , " disestablishment " , " tariff " , " bolshevism " , " pact " ) . |
| 48 | Mercury silvering was certainly practised in the medieval period , but the Romans silvered jewellery , tableware and horse trappings by coating the copper alloy with soft solder ( tin and lead ) , wrapping it with silver foil , then heating until the solder melted and secured the foil . |
| 49 | This technique was highly dangerous and required the skills that Cheshire had certainly acquired over a long period , but was equally within Gibson 's exceptional abilities . |
| 50 | Of that number considerably less than one-tenth were actually imprisoned for the full period specified , the mere ordering of the execution against the body having produced the almost immediate payment of the debt in nine cases out of ten . |