Example sentences of "during which [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The announcement was made at a rally in Manila to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of the Philippines ' independence from Spain , during which Aquino emphasized that the new organization was designed not as a political party but as a vehicle for " all citizens who want to help the Philippine nation " . |
| 2 | Further discussions took place in Tirana on July 24 , during which Boniver announced that Italy hoped that 50 per cent of the 24,000 refugees would be in employment by the end of July . |
| 3 | Even Roxburgh had to admit that over the last year , during which Ferguson has flirted with letting the latter trait get the better of the former , has brought the player an ‘ awareness of the tough , competitive business he is in . ’ |
| 4 | One such period was the seventeenth century in Western Europe , an age characterized by the early development of capitalism and of nation states , and by religious wars ; another is the twentieth century , during which wars of long duration and great destructiveness have been fought on a global scale . |
| 5 | It remains the key to our understanding of the natural world and it enables us to recognise that life has a long and continuous history during which organisms , both plant and animal , have changed , generation by generation , as they colonised all parts of the world . |
| 6 | After two control periods of one hour each , during which water was absorbed at a rate of 104 ( 14 ) ( mean ( SEM ) , n=15 ) and 94 ( 15 ) ml/30 cm/h , respectively , three different doses of cholera toxin ( 6.25 µg , 12.5 µg , 25 µg ) were administered by bolus into the lumen of the jejunum . |
| 7 | Times of night visits , proportion performed by deputies , and trend in number of night visits after adjusting for the increased hours during which visits are claimed . |
| 8 | The increase in the number of night visits is only partly due to the change in hours during which visits may be claimed . |
| 9 | A reception was held at Handley Farm during which Nahum made an emotional speech , thanking everyone who had been so kind to him and Anna during their time among the ‘ gorgios ’ of Swinbrook . |
| 10 | The finale includes a cunningly constructed canon during which Ferrando , still heartbroken , at first refuses to take part , until he is gradually drawn in by the others . |
| 11 | Defeat of the general strike during which Alliance members served on the Emergency Committee , and supersession of the guardians leading to drastic cuts in relief revived charges that the Alliance and its supporters were ‘ baby starvers ’ . |
| 12 | There are critical windows of time during which maturation must be achieved ; failure of maturation is to some extent irrecoverable . |
| 13 | To sort out these questions , it will be necessary to identify the particular episodes of selection during which size influences breeding success in males and females ( see Arnold & Wade , 1983 ) . |
| 14 | On both occasions his injuries led to enforced absences during which Pateman generously assumed responsibility for much of the District 's administrative work . |
| 15 | A period of protracted negotiation followed in late 1938 and early 1939 during which proposals and counter proposals were intensively discussed in and beyond formal meetings in attempts to resolve fundamental differences without arriving at an open breach in formal relationships . |
| 16 | Experts attributed the fall to a range of short-term factors , including a usual seasonal slump ( following a period of peak consumption at Christmas and at the Chinese New Year ) combined with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ( during which trading was traditionally subdued in Middle Eastern countries ) , selling by central banks in Eastern Europe and former Soviet republics , and the lifting of the ban on gold imports by the Indian government ( which was expected to reduce the price of gold in that country , one of the world 's major importers ) . |
| 17 | The repeal of the sedition statute failed to avert a march by 10,000 students through Taipei on March 20 , during which calls were made for the resignation of the Prime Minister , Gen. Hau Pei-tsun . |
| 18 | In Tallinn , Estonia 's capital , on May 15 around 2,000 members of Estonia 's Russian minority opposed to Estonian independence staged a noisy demonstration during which part of the crowd rushed the gates of the Supreme Soviet building and occupied the courtyard , and briefly succeeded in replacing the Estonian tricolour flying above the building with the red flag of Soviet Estonia . |
| 19 | The fact that we were looking towards the United States might have been an acceptable concept during the war , but it has been an unacceptable concept for the past 12 years , during which Europe has been creating itself and showing an enthusiasm for a single European currency and a central bank and for increasing the powers of the European Community 's institutions . |
| 20 | The annual conference of Sinn Féin , the political wing of the Irish republican movement , was held in Dublin on Feb. 3-4 , 1990 , during which Gerry Adams , the party president , said that he was ready at any time to discuss the conditions within which peace and justice could be created . |
| 21 | During which activities are accidents most likely to happen ? |
| 22 | OFFICIALS from Rugby will look at video evidence before deciding to take any action arising from their Courage Championship Second Division game with Richmond , during which Paul Gutteridge the Richmond tight head prop had his nose broken . |
| 23 | Adenauer , despite a visit to Moscow in September during which Russia and West Germany recognised each other 's existence , remained deeply suspicious of Soviet intentions . |
| 24 | This weekend 's meeting is the latest in a series of conferences over the past two weeks during which ministers , their advisers , vice-chancellors , polytechnic directors and senior officials have been thrashing out strategies for expanding the higher education system . |
| 25 | In between , there were a number of clashes during which Iraq attempted to retake the area . |
| 26 | Cotton weavers hardly existed before the 1770s , during which decade they do not seem to have been able to command wages above the low norm of weavers in general , for although on some types of cloth as much as 12s ( 60p ) could be earned , the average , like that of bleachers and dyers , seems to have been around 7s ( 35p ) . |
| 27 | The opponents have a confident sounding auction to a six diamond contract , during which South showed at least a five and probably a six card diamond suit . |
| 28 | Studies of children who learn music successfully suggest that whilst routines are important , there is also a case for ‘ focused periods ’ during which music might occupy longer and more sustained periods of attention — as part of a project , for example , or in preparation for a performance . |
| 29 | Mass anti-government rallies were organized in Constantine and Algiers by the Islamic Salvation Front ( FIS ) on Nov. 2 and 9 , during which FIS leaders warned the government against postponing the country 's first multiparty national parliamentary elections scheduled for early 1991 . |
| 30 | The new catchment boards ' first decade of river clearance was followed by the outbreak of war , during which Parliament empowered the boards to carry out even more extensive work at the request of county war agricultural executive committees . |