Example sentences of "a short period [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of keg milds and bitters when fermentation is complete they are conditioned for a short period under gas pressure and are then filtered to remove yeast solids and pasteurised . |
| 2 | Like the other Alternanthera species , this only survives for a short period under water . |
| 3 | As in the preparasitic stage , growth of the larva during parasitic development is interrupted by two moults , each of these occurring during a short period of lethargus . |
| 4 | A short period of travel in Mediterranean countries is also part of all these degrees , and funds are available to assist with this . |
| 5 | Her condition improved , and she returned to the ward after a short period of ventilation in intensive care . |
| 6 | When Margaret Baxter died after a short period of illness on the 14th. of June 1681 , Richard felt her loss very deeply . |
| 7 | At the end of the exercise have a short period of conversation while you concentrate on the fingertips on your larynx and on feeling the right degree of voice volume , your friend keeping check for you on the right amount of voice volume and indicating if it becomes too loud or too quiet . |
| 8 | In spite of only a short period of minority government the Labour Party in the 1920s had also developed some ambitious long-term policies . |
| 9 | Patients who require a short period of removal from stress . |
| 10 | It was agreed that as the European War was over I should take my family back to England for a short period of leave . |
| 11 | Angina is quite different from a heart attack because it is usually relieved by a short period of rest or relaxation . |
| 12 | After a short period of induction the successful candidate will be expected to lead ( as Study Director ) a team of scientists performing radiolabelled ( 14 C , 3 H , 125 I ) metabolism studies in laboratory animals and man ( Ref No 0251 ) . |
| 13 | Allow a short period of silence when the first reading is finished . |
| 14 | Moreover , it has been suggested that only a short period of desaturation — perhaps as little as 30 minutes during a 24 hour period — may be all that is necessary to prevent cholesterol crystal nucleation from bile . |
| 15 | Mr Prescott said : ‘ If private capital can not produce the goods as it said it could , they should be given a short period of time to clear the mess up , or we will take it over . |
| 16 | These proposed innovatory Keynesian policies were distinct from the economic policies of the Labour and Conservative parties , for they demanded the use of bank credit , the ending of private land ownership , and the use of public works programmes to swallow up over half a million unemployed over a short period of time . |
| 17 | And notwithstanding the invariable belief of these coaches that their own programme-of-the-moment is writ large on a tablet just descended from Heaven , there are no absolutes about which kind of exercises are best to get you fit over a short period of time . |
| 18 | The UK 's objection to the proposed Directive was that it was ‘ unreasonably restrictive ’ to designate large river catchments ‘ simply because , for a short period of time in the autumn , the water may temporarily exceed 50 mg/litre although throughout the rest of the year it will be well below that figure . ’ |
| 19 | The then Prime Minister also emphasized the political awakening to the environment in statements such as : ‘ it is possible that with all these enormous changes ( population , agricultural , use of fossil fuels ) concentrated into such a short period of time , we have unwittingly begun a massive experiment with the system of this planet itself ’ ( Thatcher 1988 ) . |
| 20 | Within a short period of time I had learnt how to help myself ; the pain gradually began to abate spontaneously , a great relief after nearly three years of constant discomfort . |
| 21 | In a short period of time , they had raised the cost of the building , including contributions from Queen Victoria herself , but now needed money to purchase a prime site in the centre of Glasgow . |
| 22 | If all the etch-resist is completely stripped away in a short period of time , then perhaps the whole board has been exposed at some stage to too much UV light . |
| 23 | After fertilization the eggs form larvae that are pelagic and become a part of the plankton for a short period of time before settling on a hard surface to grow into new colonies . |
| 24 | With the aim of keeping only the Imperial Tobacco and Imperial Foods divisions , Hanson within a short period of time sold Imperial 's hotels and restaurants interests to Trust House Forte ( £190 million ) , Golden Wonder Crisps to Dalgety ( £87 million ) and Courage to the Australian company Elders IXL ( £1.4 billion ) . |
| 25 | Gravity has a similar effect ; a spaceship could skip close to a black hole for what would seem to be a short period of time and then emerge to find that , for the rest of the Universe , millions of years had passed . |
| 26 | This is because the egg can only be fertilised for a short period of time following its release . |
| 27 | When a particular task requires expatriates to work overseas for a short period of time , it is common for employers to hire people with the necessary skills on short , fixed-term contracts . |
| 28 | The service flat , however , may be rented for a short period of time and fill the gap between the employee 's arrival in Britain and the completion of the house purchase . |
| 29 | In reality , the stories were recalled over only a short period of time and major event alterations did not occur , but both deaf and hearing people recalled the main episodes equally well and there was no significant difference in the number of events recalled . |
| 30 | A surprising expression of regret that Loius Gerstner might get the top job at IBM Corp comes from AT&T Co chairman Robert Allen : Gerstner is on the board of AT&T and Allen said he would regret losing him : ‘ I 'm sorry to lose him — he 's a very good director , asks good questions , has good financial knowledge and experience , ’ Allen said , ‘ and I 'm sorry to say has learned an awful lot about our business in a short period of time , ’ he added . |