Example sentences of "the beginning [prep] a period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Robbins Report , and its acceptance in broad terms by the Conservative government of the day , marked the beginning of a period of rapid expansion . |
| 2 | Gotz Adriani 's latest show for the Tübingen Kunsthalle , ‘ Cezanne 's paintings , masterpieces from four decades ’ marks the beginning of a period of radical reassessment of the artist 's career . |
| 3 | The 1560s marked the beginning of a period of economic dislocation and social upheaval which stunted the development of Muscovy 's fragile ‘ proto-bourgeoisie ’ . |
| 4 | In the first , the shape into which the social formation is predisposed to settle , though contested , is obvious and is a powerful influence on the culture ; the second — despite an underlying complexity in the cultural relationships — possesses brilliant if temporary clarity arising from its historical position at the beginning of a period of great situational adjustment . |
| 5 | The reopening of the Cadiz house , and the opening of a London house in partnership with his eldest son under the style ‘ Antony Gibbs & Son ’ , marked the beginning of a period of real prosperity . |
| 6 | It continued : " The Supreme Soviet declares the beginning of a period of transition which will culminate in the formation of the constitutional organs of state power in the Republic of Estonia . " |
| 7 | At the beginning of a period of technological change , the long term implications may appear remote . |
| 8 | The end of the campaign in North Africa marked the end of the ‘ classic ’ phase of SAS warfare and the beginning of a period in which Stirling 's high-level contacts were to be sorely missed . |