Example sentences of "[verb] that [prep] [art] period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we found that over a period of , oh about a couple of months , the same people almost used to come round . |
| 2 | The courts have recently demonstrated a reaction against an absurdly over-generous approach to the construction of agreements in the employee 's favour : see Home Counties Dairies Ltd v Skilton [ 1970 ] 1 WLR 526 in which the defendant was employed by the plaintiffs as a milkman and he expressly agreed that for a period of one year after his employment terminated he would not 'serve or sell milk or dairy produce " to any person who had been a customer of his employers and who had been served by him during the six months prior to his leaving . |
| 3 | Within the earth sciences field at least , however , the data presented here show that at a period of declining career opportunities world-wide , universities were accepting increasing numbers of graduates into Ph D studies . |
| 4 | It is generally accepted that during the period of the First Crusade knights began to wear distinguishing marks of one kind or another . |
| 5 | We have seen that during a period of twenty years between the wars , town planning in Britain consolidated its position in local authority practice , consultant advocacy and professional solidarity , though little was achieved by way of addition to intellectual content or method . |
| 6 | It is worth noting that in the period of sterling 's membership of the ERM the cumulative decrease in GDP has been approximately 4% , while UK wages have increased by 6% , a gap not substantially reduced by productivity growth . |
| 7 | Although the excavators have warned that these dates are only a broad indication of that of the complex and segmented line which is this phase of the Danevirke as a whole , they nevertheless believe that in a period of danger from Germany Harald rebuilt the central section , and was also responsible for the first phases of the flanking lines to east and west . |
| 8 | It seems that during a period of good relations between the Spaniards and the native Indians , the cacique of one local tribe had become blood-brother to Balboa , and had actually persuaded the Spaniard to help him prosecute a local war . |
| 9 | Finally , in The Curriculum from 5 to 16 ( 1985 ) the Inspectorate insisted that throughout the period of compulsory schooling all pupils should maintain contact with nine areas of learning — the 1977 list , except that ‘ technological ’ learning is added and ‘ the social and political ’ is replaced by ‘ human and social ’ . |
| 10 | In a somewhat terse paper — it being considered that the more substantial analysis of principles had been carried out in the HMI document A View of the Curriculum — it was maintained that throughout the period of compulsory schooling , from 5–16 , all pupils should undertake study in English , mathematics , science , religious education , and physical education . |
| 11 | Sixth — It is contemplated that during the period of the loan , discussions take place to explore the possibility of achieving a longer term solution , either by way of transferring ownership of some or all of the paintings to the Foundation or extending the loan for a second or further term if the initial lease arrangement works well for all concerned . |
| 12 | Vernon ( 1971 ) argues that over a period of time , and particularly as a new technology matures , host countries are more able to drive harder bargains with the TNCs that wish to invest in them . |