Example sentences of "[coord] a period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A research student is required to complete a period of full-time study lasting for two years for MPhil or three years for DPhil , or a period of part-time study lasting for four years for MPhil or five years for DPhil . |
| 2 | It is most usually seen in women aged 30–50 , and gets worse in hot , humid weather , in the cold , and following hot drinks , eating highly seasoned foods or a period of emotional stress . |
| 3 | Whether embarking upon a second career , or a period of mid-career development , he or she will demonstrate an outstanding track record to date in business or in the voluntary or public sectors . |
| 4 | If the education and training differs substantially from that required by the same profession in the ‘ host ’ member state , an aptitude test or a period of supervised practice may be necessary . |
| 5 | In general : " Year " can mean either a calendar year starting on 1 January or a period of 12 consecutive months . |
| 6 | " Day " can mean either a calendar day or a period of 24 hours , according to context , and the meaning of " working day " will depend on the custom of the particular trade — and may vary from place to place and from time to time . |
| 7 | Hence , it is usual to calculate the q's for the current year or a period of years and apply these to what becomes a hypothetical cohort ‘ followed ’ through a current or period life table . |
| 8 | Projects need to be assessed over time ; there are very few whose benefits can be seriously assessed in less than ten years , and a period of fifteen to twenty years would be more meaningful . |
| 9 | Investment is expected to remain subdued and a period of destocking is possible as firms respond to lower demand . |
| 10 | Elvis Baxter , the right-half with the rock ‘ n ’ roll style was on his way to Perth and a period of basic training with Scotland 's most physically demanding regiment The Black Watch . |
| 11 | For some courses , work of a practical nature is an integral feature ; for instance , students of the Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language must undertake a series of microteaching lessons , and a period of teaching practice abroad , while the Postgraduate Diploma in Microelectronics and Microcomputer Application emphasizes ‘ hands on ’ experience with microcomputers . |
| 12 | In recent years a bypass was built , considerably lessening the load of traffic which passed through the village , and a period of comparative peace was enjoyed . |
| 13 | But with the defeat of chartism and a period of stabilisation during which skilled labour consolidated its privileged economic position , the ideology of skilled workers unified increasingly around a discourse of possessive individualism , self help and respectability inscribed within extant relations of production . |
| 14 | There is a period of growing , and a period of resting before the hair falls out and a new hair grows in its place . |
| 15 | Then followed the crash of 1987 and a period of lacklustre performance . |
| 16 | It may be that with adequate supervision and a period of reorientation it will not take very long to prepare yourself for a new role , but do take care to acknowledge your limitations , and to make known to your manager how these are likely to affect the care you give . |
| 17 | The UKCC 's radical review of education and training , entitled Project 2000 — a new preparation for practice , usually known as Project 2000 , was presented to Council in the Spring of 1986 , and a period of consultation with the professions followed . |
| 18 | Eta Aquilæ has a range of from 3.4 to 4.7 , and a period of 7.2 days ; Beta , Delta , Theta and Iota ( 4.4 ) are useful comparisons . |
| 19 | One is Eta , a semi-regular star with an official range from magnitude 3 to 3.9 and a period of around 233 days . |
| 20 | The other bright variable is Zeta , a typical Cepheid with a range of from 3.7 to 4.3 and a period of 10.2 days . |
| 21 | Delta Libræ is an Algol-type eclipsing binary , with a range of from 4.8 to 6.1 and a period of 2.33 days . |
| 22 | It is fairly rich , and is an easy binocular object ; it contains the Cepheid variable S Normæ , which has a range of from 6.8 to 7.8 and a period of 9.7 days . |
| 23 | Zeta is an Algol-type eclipsing binary , with a range of from 3.6 to 4.1 and a period of 1.67 days ; suitable comparisons are Eta ( 4.4 ) , Delta and Chi Eridani ( 3.7 ) . |
| 24 | Lambda Tauri is an Algol-type eclipsing binary , with a range of from 3.3 to 4.2 and a period of 3.9 days . |
| 25 | Also in the field with Gamma is V Velorum , a Cepheid with a range of from 7.2 to 7.9 , and a period of 4.4 days . |
| 26 | Finally there is the Cepheid variable T Vulpeculæ , with a range of from 5.4 to 6.1 and a period of 4.4 days . |
| 27 | Eorpwald , king of the eastern Angles , was slain by a pagan , Ricberht , soon after his conversion and a period of three years elapsed before Eorpwald 's half-brother , Sigeberht , who had been baptized during his exile in Gaul , became king and Felix , a Burgundian , was appointed bishop of the eastern Angles by Honorius , archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 28 | In the event , not one of these possibilities for the immediate future materialized and a period of balance emerged in which the three principal southumbrian kingdoms — Kent , Wessex and Mercia — existed in a state of political equilibrium and the stability of Kent and Wessex was in striking contrast to the volatility of the recent past . |
| 29 | The Ultramar acquisition , a stronger US dollar and a period of heavy development expenditure , led to our gearing increasing substantially . |
| 30 | But it has long been known from careful palaeontological studies that even in the thick development in the Cotswolds , there is evidence of two major breaks and a period of folding in what otherwise was a very peaceful period in British geological history . |