Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a given period of " in BNC.

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1 Also by virtue of its ability to predict whether a company will survive for a given period of time , it can give the credit manager more confidence to enter into long term relationships with customers .
2 It is not therefore surprising that computing laboratories in universities put limits on the amount of output that users can expect in a given period of time .
3 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 .
4 Insider dealing in this respect is controlled by restricting the number of traders who have access to information , a technique which they believe is easier than trying to control how much information is announced over a given period of time .
5 The material to be dyed is first thoroughly moistened and then placed in a solution of the mordant , simmered for a given period of time , about an hour , and then put , still wet , into the dyeing solution .
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