Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | These radioactive elements have very long half-lives , so the flux of radiation is effectively constant for the archaeological periods of interest in TL dating . |
| 2 | This newly acquired information concerning the plans of others can be expected to generate , for the succeeding period of time , a revised set of decisions . |
| 3 | For the second period of ten years again I discount down the full agency rates , totalling fifty nine thousand four hundred and twenty one pounds and ninety six pence year yearly , to the sum of forty thousand pounds annually and to apply a multiplier of six , producing the figure of two hundred and forty thousand pounds for the second period . |
| 4 | Which of you is responsible for the long periods of separation , or are they merely dictated by your careers ? ’ |
| 5 | A Squadron had been divided into sections for the first period of their military training . |
| 6 | I do not propose to make any change in the existing basis of liability or the benefit arrangements for the remaining period of the community charge . |
| 7 | Perhaps the profession became too complacent about their privileged position , but three events can be identified as catalysts for the current period of dramatic change . |
| 8 | Three major causes account for the ensuing periods of upheaval which culminated in the establishment of a less formal relationship between the press and the political parties in the late 20th century : |
| 9 | Begin the list with the projects that have been waiting to be finished for the longest period of time . |
| 10 | It was the kingdom of the Franks which was to exercise most influence for the longest period of time . |
| 11 | Did you know that your EC-approved pads must be ‘ as light as possible without prejudicing design strength and efficiency ’ ( sub-section 1.3.2 ) , or that your box ‘ must be so designed and manufactured as to facilitate correct positioning on the user and to remain in place for the foreseeable period of use , bearing in mind ambient factors , movements to be made and postures to be adopted . |
| 12 | At least for the short period of time he expected the combat to last . |
| 13 | And thirdly we have to satisfy you that in the circumstances of the operation the police were justified in restraining Mr with handcuffs for the short period of time that he was restrained and in addition Mrs who you will remember was restrained in her lounge , she was told she could n't leave the lounge , again for a few minutes . |
| 14 | For the third period of history ( 1801 onwards ) a useful volume is British Population Growth 1700–1850 by M.W. Flinn ( London 1970 ) . |
| 15 | If the shares are not claimed after , say , six months they will be sold and the proceeds and dividends paid into a separate bank account to be held by the trustee for the further period of 6 or 12 years . |
| 16 | In order to make available a single comprehensive Report covering the English curriculum for the whole period of compulsory schooling , we have included in this Report material from our first Report — revised and extended to reflect the needs of the secondary curriculum or to present our arguments more clearly . |
| 17 | After a slight decline in the 1460s , real wages again increased in the 1470s following a fall in prices , and the peak for the whole period of this book was reached in 1477 . |
| 18 | L and T have promised to keep to their obligations , the covenants , for the whole period of their lease — which may of course be for the next thousand years . |
| 19 | Before realising that the rent should be paid under deduction of tax , PT Ltd made four payments including that for the initial period of occupation without deducting tax . |
| 20 | As part of the deal with AA , he was required to stay with the firm for the same period of time that he had spent in the US . |
| 21 | On closer inspection it became clear there were two sets of figures for the same period of time for the Grenfell Leather Trading Company . |
| 22 | Is that running for the same period of time as the Women 's campaign , do you know ? |
| 23 | The trade deficit at the end of the second quarter of 1990 was EC$193,300,000 , compared with EC$183,100,000 for the same period of 1989 . |
| 24 | According to government figures in the first nine months of 1991 the number of immigrants of German origin ( Aussiedler ) fell to 166,786 from 337,394 for the same period of 1990 , but the number of asylum-seekers rose from 143,826 to 169,785 . |
| 25 | Tertiary prevention will help to ensure that the newly-born child is not put at risk of becoming handicapped during the early period of his or her life . |
| 26 | This will be of considerable value in counselling parents of deaf children during the early period of language development . |
| 27 | On long term follow up , the mean number of symptomatic recurrences was greater in the corrosive group , but this was largely due to a very high recurrence rate during the early period of follow up . |
| 28 | During the CAST investigation , patients who had a proarrhythmia response during the early period of drug exposure were eliminated from the long-term study . |
| 29 | We would have to survive on minimum sustenance and to control the use of food and water during the hot periods of the day , using the cover of darkness for offensive activity . |
| 30 | showed that the number of full-time male employees of local authorities increased by only 13 per cent during the critical period of 1964–74 while the number of part-time women in local authority employment rose by 86 per cent during the same period . |