Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasional crossings between the two chief areas were possible during periods when the Bering Strait became passable to land animals . |
| 2 | This argues that the volatility of futures prices will be relatively high during periods when substantial amounts of uncertainty over the levels of demand or supply for the underlying asset are resolved . |
| 3 | Although it can not be entirely free of period distortions , it shows more modest fluctuations in fertility than the TFR and in particular gives an estimate of fertility of over 2 children for most of the time since 1972 , not the 1.8 or so given by the IFR . |
| 4 | Although Exell 's reminiscences are coloured by the fact that he was an active Communist and trade unionist , they can not hide the fact that the pay in the new industries was generally good when compared with the majority of the working classes — and very high in periods of prosperity . |
| 5 | Imagine that private-sector investment , a component of aggregate demand , turns out to be unexpectedly high in period 2 , so that in period 2 the aggregate demand curve is in fact AD 1 . |
| 6 | At the end of period t prices are then set for period t + 1 , and so on . |
| 7 | Above : The rounded contours of the AquaWare Richmond suite make it perfect for period or adventurous homes |
| 8 | That they were also all subject to periods of psychotic breakdown makes them of additional interest and in the next chapter we shall examine precisely what that means and how it might help us to understand their particular form of creativity . |
| 9 | The thrifty genotype is thought to have offered a survival advantage to individuals in hunter-gatherer and early agricultural societies , who were subject to periods of nutritional hardship , by favouring fat deposition during periods when food was abundant . |
| 10 | Thus the percentage gain on the investment made is likely to be large during periods of rapid house price increases . |
| 11 | As Massey and Meegan ( 1982 ) have argued , relocation away from intense class struggle is just one option facing employers ; they also contend that consideration of the various options is most likely in periods of recession when profitability is low and some form of restructuring crucial , and that relocation may then be part of a composite strategy involving restructuring of the labour process . |
| 12 | Notice that workers who set their wages at the end of even periods believed , in the even period t - 1 , that the price level in odd period t would remain unchanged in period t + 1 . |
| 13 | Exceptionally good for period pains I suppose perhaps the er . |
| 14 | The bursts were more often present during periods of low swallowing rate ( for example , sleep ) : the mean swallowing frequency during the period of non-deglutitive motor activity was 0.51 ( 0.29 ) swallows/min , which was significantly lower than the 0.99 ( 0.26 ) /min swallowing rate during the remainer of the recording period ( p<0.005 ) . |
| 15 | Significant bleeding between periods even without pains . |
| 16 | Recurrent minor , unexplained bleeding between periods . |
| 17 | net migration , i.e. the difference between immigration ( I ) and emigration ( E ) ; this can be negative during periods of restricted immigration . |
| 18 | Craig recommends a fine Balouchi rug in a geometric weave five by three feet for £100 : ‘ These natural dyes look good in period houses . ’ |
| 19 | Same-sex relationships have similar pressures and problems ( and rewards , of course ) as other relationships , and these stories seem particularly enjoyable and useful in periods when young people find the other sex ‘ silly ’ , ‘ horrid ’ , or worse . |
| 20 | Judging from this and its unusual style , the key could be late in period ( 3rd or 4th century ) , although I have no hard evidence to support this view . |
| 21 | To breath life into this quality message , West Midlands insist that all British Gas AND contractors ' employees involved in Period Contracts attend a two day workshop — which covers : History and background of Total Quality ; Competition ; Internal/External customers ; Management style ; Personal Quality ; Measuring progress ; Penalties for poor quality ; Problem solving ; Issues and an action plan . |
| 22 | Acceptance of the offer of employment in the new location would have meant her mother being left alone for periods of seven or more hours as Mrs Cahuac would not be able to check on her at lunchtimes as she was able to do while working in Hackney . |
| 23 | Current cost accounting is particularly important during periods of high inflation . |
| 24 | Although it was full of period details — greaves , chitons , how to anoint your lover with olive oil after wrestling — it was also clearly a thinly-disguised account of life in this country in the year of its publication , 1948 . |
| 25 | The décor is full of period charm and colour . |
| 26 | ( d ) Special problems Provisions relating to time The terms may contain a number of provisions concerned with periods of time : for example , they may set limits on the time for action to be taken , including the time for delivery , the service of notices , notification of claims and payment of the price . |
| 27 | ( b ) your strengths and weaknesses as a student ( genius ? well-read in period ? lousy memory ? big handwriting ! ) . |
| 28 | This consequence of existing policy is particularly important in periods of high merger activity when there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity . |
| 29 | With enough data , fertility trends can be separated into the components due to period and to cohort effects ( Hobcraft , Menken , and Preston 1982 , Ryder 1980 ) . |
| 30 | The donation was similar to unemployment benefit and from November 1918 was available for periods up to a maximum of thirteen weeks to all the unemployed covered by the 1911 insurance scheme , to ex-servicemen , civilians , insured and non-insured alike . |