Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the copyright monopoly is only given for a certain period of time ( eg in the UK , 50 years from the end of the year in which the author dies ) , but databases are usually continuously updated with new information , therefore does the protection period keep changing ? |
| 2 | When it reported in April 1982 , the Club had other difficulties to deal with as the Secretary , Bob Hodson , the Professional , Ian Evans , and the Steward all resigned within a short period . |
| 3 | Where a ’ token ’ start is made on site , the local planning authority may serve a completion notice advising that the planning consent will be revoked if the development is not completed within a defined period of not less than one year . |
| 4 | Any limitation on the suspension of rent should be resisted unless there is included in the lease a clause allowing surrender where the premises are not reinstated within a given period of time . |
| 5 | If the monies are not claimed after a further period ( usually 6 or 12 years ) then the bidder will be released from its payment obligation and the moneys paid back to it . |
| 6 | It has two essential components : identification of the debt and a clear statement that proceedings will be issued if payment is not made within a certain period , say ten days . |
| 7 | ‘ … and the pathetic thing was that he thought he had just recovered from a long period of madness . ’ |
| 8 | Of course , as has been shown , neither English nor humane education were simply " there " , but had been laboriously constructed over a long period . |
| 9 | In addition to , the purchaser will normally base the price on the assignment or novation of all contracts and provide that the price reduces on an agreed formula if any consents are not obtained within a specified period . |
| 10 | ( There is sometimes instead an indemnity if debts are not paid within a fixed period , under which the seller pays any uncollected amount against assignment of the uncollected debts . |
| 11 | It is usually closed after a limited period , whereas the underwriting of a rights issue , especially where the rights issue is conditional on the success of the offer ( because the outcome of the offer is not guaranteed ) , may result in a longer underwriting commitment period and consequently higher underwriting costs . |
| 12 | The total number of pieces of gum used in the first day should be gradually reduced over a subsequent period of ten days . |
| 13 | Both may eventually wish to remarry , but the Queen has always insisted on a cooling-off period of at least two years before the start of divorce proceedings . |
| 14 | Imprinting , as I remarked earlier , illustrates the principle of ‘ sensitive periods ’ ; it is usually established during a specific period early in the animal 's life . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 ) . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In many ancient cultures , indeed , the king was ritually sacrificed after a stipulated period of time . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | All subjects studied were regular smokers but the duodenal ulcer patients were significantly older and had therefore smoked for a longer period ( Table I ) . |
| 24 | 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 . |