Example sentences of "be [art] [adv] [adj] period " in BNC.

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1 Dr Alexandre was a privileged witness to what we now consider to have been the most important period in Modigliani 's life , from 1907 to 1914 ; that is , from his arrival in Paris .
2 I feel wonderful inside and out , it has been the most productive period in ages , and one day I 'll need my sound nerves more than ever …
3 ‘ The Home Secretary was n't persuaded then and there has n't been a particularly long period of time since , so it is not likely that there will be any review . ’
4 It should be noted , though , that as yet there has not been a long enough period for what is banal and insubstantial to be dropped in favour of what is an enduring renewal of the tradition .
5 Those few brief months after their marriage had been a truly wonderful period of emotional bliss and happiness .
6 The dean of dental studies , Prof Philip Sutcliffe , praised staff for the way they had responded during what has been a very unsettling period .
7 To her surprise , this had been a very happy period .
8 The war-time had been an unexpectedly busy period for Blackpool , with the resorts on the south and east coasts closed to visitors .
9 Rain asked whether it had been an especially productive period .
10 But changing the corporate culture is a very long term solution ( up to ten years ) and can be a very difficult period for all involved .
11 The ‘ winter of discontent ’ and the subsequent return of the Conservatives for what proved to be a very lengthy period of rule seemed to most observers to mark a profound watershed .
12 I do think there are problems and difficulties , I do n't think it will be easy , not least because we do n't have a shared morality and a shared consensus , on the objectives for the voluntary sector , but it is a set of concerns which we must address , er , and I believe that if , if I 've done nothing else today , I 've kicked off a debate , or I 've contributed to a debate which was already rolling , erm , and that we must address those difficulties , and try and find ways through them , because there are opportunities as well as threats in the current situation and I believe we have to look at all of those er , so that we can move into the nineteen nineties which I believe will be a very exciting period for the voluntary sector , and one which the voluntary sector should er , see as exciting , grab the opportunities and move forward .
13 It is a prospect the Rowes dread and one which adds weight to Jan 's claim that unless something is done to eliminate the badgers carrying TB , there will never be a long enough period between outbreaks in the herd to do any sensible farming .
14 Fourteen days would seem to be a more reasonable period though the landlord may be concerned that this could leave little time for it to make a considered response where the notice is subject to a time restriction .
15 This should preferably be a fairly recent period of relative stability : since the base period is acting as a point of reference , it would be inappropriate to choose a period in which the price level was affected by any abnormal events , such as a war or a long dock strike which created a serious shortage of imported goods .
16 The 1930s and 1940s were a relatively warm period , followed by a cooler phase during the 1950s and 1960s .
17 At times it seemed a bit strange to have a university degree and be working so physically hard but in many ways those three years were a very good period .
18 ‘ That is the most traumatic period for both the children and their parents , as the children can often be subjected to jibes and name-calling , ’ Dr Allen added .
19 He says that this is the most unpleasant period in his 25 years in local Government .
20 This is the most difficult period and the one which introduced ‘ evil ’ into the world and hence contains the worst of its history .
21 A spokesman said ‘ This is the most dramatic period in ferry travel between Northern Ireland and Scotland and the best time ever for the customer . ’
22 Or maybe , overall , it 's a creatively fallow period , and that fact is simply reflected by people 's lack of interest .
23 Clearly , large numbers of new features were introduced , new types of settlement were constructed and new activities were carried out , but 400 years is a relatively short period in the life of the English landscape and to describe the Roman era as an interlude may , therefore , be correct in landscape terms .
24 The range is from 5.0 to 7.6 , so that the star is never too dim to be found with binoculars ; there is a very rough period of around 130 days .
25 ‘ In the life of any organisation , a centenary is a very considerable period of time , a good deal longer than is given to most of us .
26 Since 15 million years is a very short period in terms of evolution , we have to conclude that there were some big whales around at the time of the catastrophe .
27 Certainly night is a more solemn period than day , when the withdrawal of the sun 's influence enforces a caesura to activity .
28 ‘ I do n't think this is an unreasonably short period of acclimatisation , ’ added Walsh , who climbed his first 8,000-er in the shape of Cho Oyu two years ago .
29 This was the immediately post-war period when , presumably because of the years they had spent in the services and munitions factories , there was a great movement for women to return to purely domestic functions .
30 The early eighteenth century was the most successful period of the School 's activity since its foundation .
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