Example sentences of "[coord] [art] long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | My tours of duty on Vincent were very infrequent following this brief training course , and the long periods ashore trudging round the docks on routine customs work seemed very dull in comparison with life afloat . |
| 2 | Given the 74 years of Communist dictatorship and the long period of Tsarist dictatorship before that , is it not essential to provide aid and assistance so that at long last Russia and the countries associated with the former Soviet Union can become stable democracies ? |
| 3 | Rachel spent a troubled and restless night , her brief snatches of sleep haunted by distressing dreams and the longer periods of wakefulness filled with thoughts and reasonings that chased each other through her mind . |
| 4 | The foundations of the White Tower of Hoeth are laid down and the longest period of continual peace in Elf history begins . |
| 5 | This was not done for players with less than ten years ' service and a longer period was usually required . |
| 6 | He held the leadership of the Conservative Party , to which he was unanimously elected ( proposed by Curzon ) immediately following his accession to the premiership , until 1937 , a longer period than any of his predecessors since Salisbury , and a longer period too than any but one ( Churchill ) of his seven successors has since attained . |
| 7 | Near the poles , there is more constant stirring , but the long periods of total darkness in winter impose another form of seasonality . |
| 8 | But the long period of non-use can be said to amount to a custom , and to create a reasonable expectation that the pattern of restraint should continue in the future ( O'Brien , 1967 , pp. 79–80 ) . |