Example sentences of "that a period [prep] " in BNC.

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1 After this , it seems that a period of acceptance might come , but probably only if those balances referred to earlier in the chapter are possible .
2 They believed that Yugoslavia 's backwardness was the fault of capitalism and that a period of socialism would put it right .
3 He argued that a period of continued budgetary growth is likely to build expectations that the pattern of growth will continue .
4 Why does not the Chief Secretary recognise that a period of high unemployment and recession is the best time to spend additional resources on investment in the fabric of our schools , homes and transport ?
5 Speaking in Taif , Saudi Arabia , on Feb. 11 , the Information Minister , Badr Jasim al Yaqub , had dismissed the possibility of early elections and had hinted that a period of martial law might be necessary .
6 The implication that a period of twenty or " so years separates the Woodchester and Withington pavements ( Smith 1969 , 100 ) seems reasonable .
7 The House of Lords believed that a period of exclusivity would be valid and binding on the vendor provided that consideration passed between the parties , that the terms of the period were certain and the parties intended to be bound .
8 We have already argued that a period of sustained expansion can occur only if potential profitability can be maintained , that is , if an adequate balance between productivity and real wages can be sustained .
9 She feels that a period in research should be an asset to a nurse 's cv , rather than being regarded as time off from ‘ real ’ nursing .
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