Example sentences of "of a period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not believe in the 1952 Global Strategy paper 's concept of a period of ‘ broken-backed war ’ after an indecisive nuclear exchange in Europe that would give the Navy a worthwhile role in the Atlantic in global war . |
| 2 | ‘ We are in the midst of a period of considerable change , ’ said breed society president Wilson McCracken , Co Antrim . |
| 3 | In Les Gommes ( 1953 ) , Robbe-Grillet adopts a mock-Oedipal detective story format : the detective Wallas , at the end of a period of 24 hours , kills the man whose ‘ murder ’ he had been sent to investigate . |
| 4 | The Robbins Report , and its acceptance in broad terms by the Conservative government of the day , marked the beginning of a period of rapid expansion . |
| 5 | TELEVISION STUDIO IN GHANA IN 1966 AT THE END OF A PERIOD OF FAIRLY HIGH SPENDING ON THE MASS MEDIA BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KWAME NKRUMAH . |
| 6 | President Allende took office at the end of a period of economic recession . |
| 7 | If there is any possibility of a period of supervised practice before returning to work it is worth taking , in addition to any period of standard reorientation . |
| 8 | Following assessment and successful completion of a period of consolidation the nurse is then encouraged to proceed into a two part professional studies programme which leads to the National Board for Scotland Diploma in Professional Studies . |
| 9 | Gotz Adriani 's latest show for the Tübingen Kunsthalle , ‘ Cezanne 's paintings , masterpieces from four decades ’ marks the beginning of a period of radical reassessment of the artist 's career . |
| 10 | In essence there were two general scenarios leading to the award of a DFC : firstly , an instance/incident considered worthy of an immediate award ; and , secondly a non-immediate award in recognition of a period of distinguished service , sometimes highlighting one or two instances . |
| 11 | This represents the very abrupt onset of a period of sustained high productivity and diatom mat flux . |
| 12 | Whilst legislative reforms such as changes in the abortion laws and the law governing homosexuality are viewed as essentially liberal measures , we are not to assume therefore that this was indicative of a period of unproblematically increasing sexual liberation . |
| 13 | Even though the Treaty of Brêtigny represented a retreat from the terms Edward had offered in 1358 , it was the culmination of a period of outstandingly successful warfare . |
| 14 | The 1560s marked the beginning of a period of economic dislocation and social upheaval which stunted the development of Muscovy 's fragile ‘ proto-bourgeoisie ’ . |
| 15 | The completion of the computer system for Phase 1 of the New OED Project marks the end of a period of intensive and innovative software development . |
| 16 | But the most important thing to grasp is that , in spite of a period of recession , the economy has remained fundamentally healthy and enterprising . |
| 17 | The beginning of that evolution is usually dated to the constitution which Solon produced for the city in or around the year 594 BC.Solon 's intervention was itself the outcome of a period of conflict between " the masse and " the notable , according to the account given by Aristotle in The Athenian Constitution . |
| 18 | Is there a guarantee of a period of employment following training ? |
| 19 | Deindustrialization , on whatever basis it is assessed , has prompted discussion over whether we are now in the midst of a period of major structural change , whether the UK economy is at some kind of turning-point . |
| 20 | At the end of a period of unemployment , however , the unemployment benefit office notifies the claimant of the amount of taxable benefit that has been paid to them . |
| 21 | In the first , the shape into which the social formation is predisposed to settle , though contested , is obvious and is a powerful influence on the culture ; the second — despite an underlying complexity in the cultural relationships — possesses brilliant if temporary clarity arising from its historical position at the beginning of a period of great situational adjustment . |
| 22 | To set as your aim an examination seen only dimly at the end of a period of many months is to invite failure in your studies . |
| 23 | Coming on top of a period of reduced or forgone earnings towards the end of their working lives , the future prospects for carers such as these are indeed grim . |
| 24 | The reopening of the Cadiz house , and the opening of a London house in partnership with his eldest son under the style ‘ Antony Gibbs & Son ’ , marked the beginning of a period of real prosperity . |
| 25 | The overall characteristic of a period of growth is that of a consensus among decision makers . |
| 26 | The main characteristics of a period of standstill are : |
| 27 | Does it matter , though , for literary criticism whether the poetry was formed out of a period of rebellion or revolution ? |
| 28 | Ordered , That , at the sitting on Wednesday 5th February , notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 14 ( Exempted business ) , the Motions in the name of Mr. Secretary Hunt relating to Local Government Finance ( Wales ) may be proceeded with , though opposed , until half-past Eleven o'clock or the end of a period of one and a half hours after the first of them has been entered upon , whichever is the later , at which time Mr. Speaker shall put the Question necessary to dispose of them ; and those Questions may be decided after the expiry of the time for opposed business . |
| 29 | Interest has increased in the late 1980s as the Superpowers have taken advantage of a period of detente to consider the viability of smaller defence establishments . |
| 30 | It continued : " The Supreme Soviet declares the beginning of a period of transition which will culminate in the formation of the constitutional organs of state power in the Republic of Estonia . " |