Example sentences of "[adj] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | The subject of art has for too long been considered by many teachers as a frill , — there it is on the time-table , a compulsory subject ; some schools give it a period a week , some a double period , and some even more . |
| 2 | Inevitably , over such a long period , I became less institutionalized , more able to function as an individual in relation to belief and action and not merely accept the organization 's definition of things ; and this is a profoundly un-police like state of affairs ! |
| 3 | But the broad package of interventions and centralization over such a long period of time surely outstrips that carried out by any previous government . |
| 4 | Added to his faithful representation was his own flavour of the area which no one else has been able to maintain over such a long period . |
| 5 | They talk about it as if that 's such a long period , and yet it seems like yesterday when my last one came out , but you do n't realise it 's that long ; you do n't sit round watching the calendar . |
| 6 | Even the most saintly of people would drift towards complacency and arrogance after such a long period . |
| 7 | If it seems odd to devote a chapter to one book , however important and significant , it must be appreciated that numerically it is by far the most commonly found book and one which has been published over such a long period that the collector will see it more frequently than any other . |
| 8 | It is not clear why this species has such a long period of amplexus ; it is not an explosive breeder . |
| 9 | If we relate this to the changes in the Labrador Sea we see ( Fig. 2 a ) that the only time there has been such a long period with little or no change in salinity , followed by a sudden marked freshening , was the period leading up to the renewal in 1972 . |
| 10 | As the ITVA 's rules on comparative whiteness claims in detergent ads have tightened , the ( by now ) several Persil products have not always been able to use this theme , but its development over such a long period was an astonishing piece of consistency by client management and virtuosity by the agency . |
| 11 | Er , you have a sexualization of such a long period , Wilson , er , did n't seem to have , sort of , being recorded to his sexual fantasies of that nature . |
| 12 | Others in the government were opposed to such a long period of withdrawal , favouring instead two to six years . |
| 13 | The absence of a member of staff for such a long period of time has , expectedly , resulted in some ‘ slippage ’ in the area of curriculum development . |
| 14 | No one could believe this had happened to us at Lyneham especially after such a long period of accident-free flying |
| 15 | It 's the first time so many have gathered for such a prolonged period . |
| 16 | The repercussions of such a turbulent period are not all disadvantageous , however . |
| 17 | That relics of them should have survived for such a vast period of time seemed even more difficult to believe . |
| 18 | The then Prime Minister also emphasized the political awakening to the environment in statements such as : ‘ it is possible that with all these enormous changes ( population , agricultural , use of fossil fuels ) concentrated into such a short period of time , we have unwittingly begun a massive experiment with the system of this planet itself ’ ( Thatcher 1988 ) . |
| 19 | The learner is allocated to the ward for such a short period that every learning opportunity must be exploited to the full . |
| 20 | At the time , many questioned whether it is really possible to make a marriage work after such a short period . |
| 21 | The history of such a loose collection , even for such a short period as 1945 — 90 , could obviously be a large enterprise . |
| 22 | Perhaps the main question is whether the market in its present state can absorb such a wealth of material over such a short period . |
| 23 | Why were so many workers absorbed by public services in such a short period ? |
| 24 | Such a short period is hardly enough to allow the development of mature and coherent styles of usage . |
| 25 | Please convey my appreciation to Media Action on how they handled the campaign in such a short period of time . |
| 26 | A staggering challenge in such a short period . |
| 27 | Few companies receive ISO9002 at the first attempt , particularly over such a short period , and it reflects further major business progress . |
| 28 | I do n't believe she will ever go through such a dramatic period of life again . ’ |
| 29 | And after such a lengthy period of secrecy , was Lucy going to blow her cover so comprehensively in a single gesture ? |
| 30 | The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period . |