Example sentences of "[det] [adj] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that interim period of that work the draft P P G three came out , and made it quite clear that the new settlement would have to lie without beyond the outer edge of the greenbelt , and that was a fur a further consideration . |
| 2 | [ They ] are used in this interim period in providing informal planning advice and guidance . ’ |
| 3 | It is not yet clear whether this is the beginning of significant changes , or merely another short-lived period of interest . |
| 4 | And if African destitution has its roots in this shameful period of depopulation , so too does what was to become a family 's main defense against the poverty enforced on those left to fend for themselves without the strong young bodies they had counted on . |
| 5 | And he 'd been more unkind than usual in this odd period of sobriety . |
| 6 | It may reflect some prolonged period of stress at any level of being ; physical , mental or emotional . |
| 7 | However , our prayers will be with the Fellowship as you embark on this exciting period of change in the church . |
| 8 | This uninterrupted period of rule was ended abruptly on Feb. 3 , 1989 , by a coup led by Gen. Andrés Rodríguez , who was sworn in immediately as interim President [ see p. 36458 ] . |
| 9 | His collection , appropriately entitled ‘ new Beginnings ’ and on show in Edinburgh includes the innovative works of among others Victor Pasmore , Adrian heath , Kenneth and Mary martin , the painters associated with St. Ives like Patrick heron and Robert Hilton , as well as sculptors such as Eduardo Paolozzi , William Turnbull and Reg Butler , giving an encapsulated view of this interesting period in British art . |
| 10 | Given this shorter period of experimentation with other drugs prior to heroin use , it could be expected that these informants would have exhibited less variety in their pre-heroin polydrug use . |
| 11 | Discussions have already started with members of the SWAPO Women 's Council on how best to build support for Namibian women in this crucial period of Namibian independence . |
| 12 | In this paper I will examine the reasons behind the , the C C P policy through this crucial period of land reform in China . |
| 13 | There are several accounts of the events of this crucial period in the history of British ‘ race relations ’ : what follows is an attempt to highlight some of the features which I feel are pertinent to a discussion of ‘ racial problem ’ films of the era . |
| 14 | But I stress that this is a negative agreement — B by agreeing not to negotiate for this fixed period with a third party , locks himself out of such negotiations . |
| 15 | ( Often refers to persons in the age group between puberty and young adulthood , that is about 14–17 years or some similar period in the teens ; the limits of which depend on the timing of puberty and adulthood in a particular population ) . |
| 16 | This letter detector remains active for some brief period of time , until the pattern mask is presented . |
| 17 | With this remarkable period of intensive work behind him , Miller again stressed in the Preface that he had not advanced anything but what he had found fully convincing in his own experience . |
| 18 | After this brief period of comparative plenty , the snow returns , covering the high pastures in a blanket too thick and hard for the animals to scrape away with their feet . |
| 19 | This brief period of anecdotal joviality over with , Sutherland goes back into serious actor mode . |
| 20 | The establishment of this network proved to be a critical factor in African nationalism during this brief period in Kenyan history when the press played a role similar to that of the nationalist press in British West Africa . |
| 21 | From 1970 to 1975 , the planting of new vineyards was particularly hectic and the figures for 1982–5 are but an indication of yet another intensive period of viticultivating new land within the delimited region . |
| 22 | Then , there is another long period before this new technology appears in the market-place in products , processes , or services . |
| 23 | Indeed some of these reforms were later put forward by the Hussites but with the Hussite Wars , this great period of cathedral building came to an end . |
| 24 | Scientists are concerned that a special event , such as a sunspot or supernova might occur during this long period of communications blackout . |
| 25 | Nearly four years have passed since The Satanic Verses was declared blasphemous by the late Ayatollah Khomeini , and during this long period of internal exile there must have been times when Rushdie , experiencing deep changes and wrenches in the soul , has wondered at the prescience of those words . |
| 26 | Certainly , preventive strategies and modern medicine will tend to counteract negative selective forces and will maintain the frequency of the thrifty genotype in human populations , but , as Neel soberly pointed out , ‘ efforts to preserve the diabetes genotype through this transient period of plenty are in the interests of mankind , ’ for some time in the future we may again be glad to have it . |
| 27 | This happy period of my life came to an end in rather a stupid way . |
| 28 | A machine may well perform these tasks for him for some considerable period of time , but it has come to be accepted that once the brain can be shown to be dead , the machine is not keeping the patient ‘ alive ’ in any accepted sense of the word ; it is merely ventilating a corpse . |
| 29 | He is stable and , all being well , will remain so for some considerable period of time.5 The motive for turning off the ventilator in this situation may be evil , or it may be good , as , for example , in the case of involuntary euthanasia intended to bring about an end to misery and suffering . |
| 30 | Future historians may one day look back on this short period as a golden guilt-free age for parents ! |