Example sentences of "through a period [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This circle of writers and intellectuals did not confine themselves to their own particular pursuits , for the West Indies was going through a period of great political change in the aftermath of the First World War . |
| 2 | Standard started looking at the possibilities of EAP back in 1990 when the financial industry was going through a period of great change . |
| 3 | Like Mr Brown , he guided his museum through a period of tremendous growth . |
| 4 | It has to be admitted that the railway has passed through a period of financial difficulty but now appears to be settled and operating a successful service of trains . |
| 5 | Embarrassed to some extent by their traditional association with the Soviet Union , but at the same time drawing their identity from it , the communist parties of Western Europe have been passing through a period of internal crisis and conflict . |
| 6 | As a result of two previous visits to London , Boulestin had already gone through a period of serious anglomania which extended even to our food , and an attempt to make his father 's household in Poitiers appreciate the beauty of mint sauce with mutton , the fascination of Sir Kenelm Digby 's Stuart recipes for hydromel and mead , and the anglo-oriental romance of curry as served at Romano 's . |
| 7 | The future for financial reporting in New Zealand The New Zealand financial reporting regime is going through a period of radical change |
| 8 | Undoubtedly we are living through a period of considerable political instability , in which there is a complex ‘ crisis of legitimacy ’ ( to use Habermas ' expression ) not only in the capitalist societies but also in the former communist societies of Eastern Europe , and in many countries of the Third World ; but the crisis works itself out through an international system of relationships , and such events as the overthrow of President Allende 's government in Chile , or American and Soviet military intervention in various regions of the world in the postwar period , can not be fully comprehended unless they are seen in the setting of global political conflicts . |
| 9 | We believe that the world is passing through a period of considerable instability and therefore we do not propose further reductions in our defence forces . |
| 10 | Traditionally in anthropology , the ethnographer has studied a social system or culture through a period of intensive participant observation in the field . |
| 11 | In full plume : 40 years on the throne , 66 next month , Queen Elizabeth II has reigned through two wars , seven prime ministers and Britain joining the EC , and has steered her family — ‘ The Firm ’ as she calls them — through a period of unprecedented social change |
| 12 | Going through a period of artistic training can involve a frightening leap into the unknown — into the ‘ night ’ where one 's carefully constructed notions will dissolve and something much greater , more awesome , take their place . |
| 13 | While most young male dogs go through a period of excessive sexual behaviour and can be a little too pushy for their own good with older males between the ages of about ten months and two years , they usually calm down and become more sociable with other dogs and less strife to have around the home . |
| 14 | The bookshop chain has recently gone through a period of rapid expansion and now has 42 sites . |
| 15 | Charity accounting is going through a period of rapid and far-reaching change as accountants with charity clients or who are trustees themselves come to terms with the new regulatory procedures introduced by the Charities Act 1992 and the impact of the new SORP2 regulations . |
| 16 | In a report published in July 1991 the OECD found that " the economies of the old federal Länder … have exhibited a remarkably high degree of resilience and strength , combining faster growth with maintenance of low inflation , while the five new Länder have gone through a period of severe adjustment , involving in its initial stage heavy output and employment losses " . |
| 17 | The farming industry is passing through a period of profound change ; most farmers recognise that the industry must achieve a better balance with the market and the environment . |