Example sentences of "[be] a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Foster said : ‘ There has been a long period of uncertainty which always causes problems . |
| 2 | However , Bukharin did acknowledge that there would be a long period when petty commodity production would spontaneously arise , and that the struggle between state organised agricultural production and petty commodity production would — as he saw it — be a struggle between socialist and capitalist tendencies in the economic arena . |
| 3 | Instead it was understood that there would be a long period of commodity circulation and all that that implied . |
| 4 | The committees are empowered to suggest amendments , and the bill which is returned to the house ( if it ever is ) may be substantially different from its original form ; there may be a long period of debate between representatives of the two houses of the Legislature and the Executive before consensus can be reached . |
| 5 | As a result there will indeed be a longer period where player B has less information on z . |
| 6 | Historically there is a long period of overlap between patronal and market social relations in the arts . |
| 7 | Is not there a case for introducing a statutory bank holiday between the August bank holiday and Christmas , which is a long period ? |
| 8 | In parish churches , however , there was a long period of stagnation , although there were improvements in standards and taste , and until the time of Vatican II there had been few developments in the Liturgy and its music . |
| 9 | This could leave you a little room to argue , should the need ever arise , that reasonable notice in your case was a longer period , such as six or 12 months . |
| 10 | This could leave you a little room to argue , should the need ever arise , that reasonable notice in your case was a longer period , such as six or 12 months . |
| 11 | Luke , even though his order of material is basically the same as Mark , tries to give the impression that it was a longer period of time ( see Luke 19:47 ; 20:1 ; 21:38 ; 22:1 , 7 ) . |
| 12 | There was a longer period of comparative calm in the townships of the East Rand during the second half of December than at any time in the previous five months , although during the first half of the month deaths had averaged 20 per day . |