Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world entered a long-term period of recession and chronic unemployment , both of which at the time of writing seem to have become endemic to our advanced societies . |
| 2 | After this , the figure of El Cid entered a dark period in which historian after historian , following a 1849 work of the Dutch orientalist R. Dozy , contrived to portray Rodrigo as a cruel , treacherous and often barbarian character . |
| 3 | We entered a barren period . |
| 4 | This usually covers a short period to assist the applicant in defining a work programme . |
| 5 | The photographs are required to form part of a static fashion show that will include a 10-set period dress display , comprising both photographs and mannequins . |
| 6 | But if the patient could be restored to a state whereby he could enjoy a further period of life at the level of comfort he previously had , then it should be treated . |
| 7 | A student undergoes a prolonged period of performing stamina exercises aimed at raising the heart rate and improving overall fitness . |
| 8 | However , new colonists in Gran Pajonal are employing a fallow period of only 7 years , which is likely to cause long-term nutrient depletion so that maintenance of crop productivity will only be possible with the addition of artificial fertilisers . |
| 9 | Organised at state level , the Guard is composed of part-timers who undergo a statutory period of training with the regular Army . |
| 10 | Yet between the recognition of a dispute which may end in a trial and its actual arrival before the judge lies a lengthy period of negotiation before or during the operation of the formal pre-trial procedure . |
| 11 | But this was not before State subsidies , both direct and indirect , had first fuelled and then maintained a remarkable period of private development . |
| 12 | The United States wished to secure a transitional period in which limited American military and economic aid would be extended to south Korea in the hope that the communists would be kept at bay , at least for a decent interval . |
| 13 | THE innocence of youth will give way to the pressures of adulthood when Duncan Ferguson plays against Germany at Ibrox tomorrow night , ending a nine-month period during which his future at the highest level looked in doubt . |
| 14 | This school had enjoyed a brief period of success and national distinction in the first decade of the sixteenth century under the Mastership of John Stanbridge , who was well known when he migrated north from Oxford and whose Grammar was prescribed in the statutes of Manchester Grammar School . |
| 15 | Metal-framed suspended ceilings were installed throughout , two layers of ‘ fireline ’ board being incorporated at ceiling level in order to provide a one-hour period of fire resistance between storeys . |
| 16 | Even now , and though the events of June triggered a brief period of reappraisal , the British still seem besotted by their vision of China as a billion-strong market for their goods and services — and either unaware , or unimpressed , that their exports to Hong Kong itself are currently worth three times as much as those to its northern neighbour . |
| 17 | For comparison , Hand 91 used a nine-year period , with four years on either side of the thesis year . |
| 18 | For comparison , Hand used a nine-year period , with four years on either side of the thesis year . |
| 19 | Such rationalisation initiatives created a turbulent period for ICI in 1991 , and Hampel reported that this process would continue in 1992 . |
| 20 | Player ( ) has a one period life and receives its payoff at the end of its period of existence . |
| 21 | as far as I can gather , I do n't know , I 'd imagine where a line has a minimum period of three months rental |
| 22 | In the horse , T. axei has a prepatent period of 25 days while in game birds infected with T. tenuis it is only 10 days . |
| 23 | Everyone else has a standard period of notice . |
| 24 | The human being ( a far more complex creature inhabiting a far more complex world ) needs to be highly adaptive and has a long period of play in which to build up a vast repertoire of behaviours . |
| 25 | PSR1706–44 has a short period , 102.4ms , a rapid spin-down rate giving it a characteristic age of only 17,300 years and considerable timing noise ( S.J. , R.N.M. , V.M.K. , A.G.L. & N.D'A. , manuscript in preparation ) . |
| 26 | Dickinson , a cautious man , advocated limited innovations — in particular an agreement among states to observe a cooling-off period in international disputes , during which mediation could proceed and public opinion could mobilize against war . |
| 27 | He also received a three-year period of probation — during which he would be required to perform 1,800 hours of community service per year — on a more general conspiracy charge . |
| 28 | Islamic rule prescribes a 40-day period of abstinence , i.e. a " natural " period until the possible date of the first menstrual onset . |
| 29 | In every case the accused teacher suffered a lengthy period of suspension before being told that the allegation had been withdrawn or that no proceedings would be instituted against them . |
| 30 | These rules mean that it might benefit the owner of a topography right for him to sit on that right until such a time as it can be exploited to its full potential as long as this is done a reasonable period before the 15 years have expired . |