Example sentences of "a [adv] short period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to this decrease in size child bearing is now concentrated into a much shorter period of a woman 's life . |
| 2 | The nationalities concerned are generally Lutheran ( Estonians and Latvians ) or Roman Catholic ( Lithuanians ) by religion , not Orthodox , and they have been under Soviet rule for a much shorter period of time than most other nationalities , since 1940 rather than the immediate post-revolutionary period ( when communist-led governments were briefly established in all three republics ) . |
| 3 | An operating lease lasts for a much shorter period of time than the economic life of the asset and the lessor retains the risks and rewards of ownership . |
| 4 | I remember a graphic example of this when I was working for a blessedly short period as a Russian interpreter in Berlin in 1946 . |
| 5 | Mr was well aware because he 'd been told by the plaintiffs solicitors that the plaintiffs received terms for cover or to obtain interest on their costs , the plaintiffs solicitors wrote specifically to Mr enquiring was his offer in , in the sum of forty two thousand pounds , that 's er the possible agreed settlement figure for costs , er if it was inclusive or exclusive of interest erm there were some delay but er Mr wrote back in due course making clear that interest was n't included , I should also say that in Mr er proposed bill of costs he had disallowed interest for a fairly short period in respect of both the plaintiffs bill of costs and the defendants bill of costs and the plaintiffs solicitors do n't appear to have erm taken any point on that , but as I say it , the point as to interest was specifically raised by the plaintiffs solicitors letter and er I 'm quite satisfied on the correspondence that they when it came to the matter were seen , were desires of obtaining interest in respect of their costs . |
| 6 | Experiencing several such impacts in a comparatively short period of time might well be sufficient to trigger an ice age — assuming the other circumstances noted above were suitable . |
| 7 | But it might well be thought that if a procession has been regularly held even for such a comparatively short period of time , the police are aware that it is likely to take place , and it is therefore outside the rationale behind the advance notification requirement . |
| 8 | Some general explanation is surely needed for such a wide distribution of such a unique facies during a comparatively short period of geological time . |
| 9 | The school is based on the concept that ‘ Anyone aspiring to be a professional player can be trained to meet the vocational standards of the industry in a dramatically short period of time ’ , a statement guaranteed to raise optimism in any potential student . |
| 10 | These quirks of fate , combined with Jane Brown 's own enthusiasms ( she is the author of a fine book on the Lutyens-Jekyll partnership ) have resulted in a narrative in which the gardens of the Arts and Crafts movement , a relatively short period between 1890-1914 , get twice the space of the gardens of either the eighteenth or the nineteenth century . |
| 11 | The Elton Committee managed to produce a comprehensive and widely supported report and a coherent set of recommendations in a relatively short period of time . |
| 12 | ‘ Terminally ill ’ , I submit means that the patient has an illness which has been accurately diagnosed , and which seems certain to bring about his death within a relatively short period of time , since the illness is beyond both cure and palliation . |
| 13 | require a commitment of organizational resources for a relatively short period of time |
| 14 | The therapist should prepare the patient for termination by making it clear from the first interview that a relatively short period of treatment is planned . |
| 15 | Although the initial injury he had received had healed in a relatively short period of time , he had been left with a pain in his left knee ; this was aggravated whenever he put pressure on the joint concerned , as in walking or even just standing . |
| 16 | Elicitation procedures make it possible to examine a very broad spectrum of linguistic abilities in a systematic manner over a relatively short period of time . |
| 17 | On the one hand , ethnic minorities currently settled in Britain have been here for a relatively short period of time , and it seems that circumstances of migration and initial settlement are conditions under which support between siblings assumes greater significance than it might otherwise do — a point illustrated by the patterns of chain migration and of joint households which I discussed earlier in this chapter . |
| 18 | It appears entirely possible for a coronary artery to progress from one with hardly any narrowing to one which is completely blocked over a relatively short period of time ; and conversely , it is possible for a severe coronary stenosis to stay as a severe coronary stenosis without progressing for several years . |
| 19 | Yes , I I I I 've had these for a relatively short period of time . |
| 20 | The typical applicant to the tribunal is a male , middle-aged , non-union manual worker dismissed after a relatively short period of service . |
| 21 | They will become tame enough after a relatively short period of time , to take food from your fingers . |
| 22 | In intensive subject assessment , a systematic approach is adopted and every module which a centre offers is reviewed by a team of Subject Assessors within a relatively short period of time , usually one to two weeks . |
| 23 | On the issue of the Palestinian intifada ( uprising ) , Sharon claimed that it was possible to " eradicate … terrorism " and " reinstall law and order " within a relatively short period of time . |
| 24 | The process of industrialisation not only began later in Germany than in Britain , but also Germany achieved spectacular economic success in a relatively short period of time . |
| 25 | It conceals , both in Adrian Bromley himself and the enterprize he controls , a powerful dynamic which , in a relatively short period of time , appears to have created the potential to make it something of a jewel in the crown of the C&P operations . |
| 26 | Colleagues , it 's approximately four twenty five , what I propose to do is to go on for a short period and to take in the resolutions on the , on your erm Maastricht erm and then we 'll have a look at the time , but I think we should be able to get those in within a , a relatively short period of time . |
| 27 | Clearly , large numbers of new features were introduced , new types of settlement were constructed and new activities were carried out , but 400 years is a relatively short period in the life of the English landscape and to describe the Roman era as an interlude may , therefore , be correct in landscape terms . |
| 28 | For most of these children their attendance at school would be limited to a pitifully short period of their young lives . |
| 29 | In a very short period of time the education officer has probably found him/herself in school discussing these very issues with headteachers at the same time as presenting an interpretation of the detailed policy position of the elected members . |
| 30 | But unless you are absolutely certain that you will be able to get back on top of things within a very short period of time , do n't do it . |