Example sentences of "of a long period of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By then the ethnic composition of its native population was multifarious and complex , being the result of a long period of prehistoric development . |
| 2 | Professor John in a seminal article stressed the great importance of the coincidence of a modest rate of population growth , putting no general pressure on a food supply expanded by a generation of agricultural improvement , with the bounty of a long period of good harvests . |
| 3 | In any case , a study of neolithic Early Minoan buildings very strongly implies that the temples were not an implant but the result of a long period of indigenous development . |
| 4 | The warrant boom of 1987–89 was the last phase of a long period of dramatic change for Japanese companies and their bankers . |
| 5 | We 're seeing the end of a long period of Cold War which effectively the West have won because they have kept their defences up , er and I think as Tom King , he was out here last week , has said we need to keep a strong force here to make sure that the Soviets keep their side of the bargain and er start a withdrawal at some stage . |