Example sentences of "[conj] [art] long period of " in BNC.

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1 He did not believe that a long period of purdah was necessary , and the general rule that such a record could not be published until thirty years after the event was indeed ridiculous , since it has been honoured only in the breach .
2 It sought a socialist majority in its own right , but most of its leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary before that majority could be secured .
3 It recognized that a longer period of detention might also be required in a ‘ small minority ’ of cases concerned with ‘ grave offences ’ .
4 Given the 74 years of Communist dictatorship and the long period of Tsarist dictatorship before that , is it not essential to provide aid and assistance so that at long last Russia and the countries associated with the former Soviet Union can become stable democracies ?
5 The foundations of the White Tower of Hoeth are laid down and the longest period of continual peace in Elf history begins .
6 If a longer period of time is allowed ( say , 14 days ) the rate of discount will be lower ( say , 2.5% ) .
7 But the long period of non-use can be said to amount to a custom , and to create a reasonable expectation that the pattern of restraint should continue in the future ( O'Brien , 1967 , pp. 79–80 ) .
8 These are the words spoken by the Bishop to those catechumens who , after the long period of formal preparation express their desire to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church .
9 It is significant that a popular monarch , making war at the very start of his reign , after a long period of peace , could only raise such inadequate sums .
10 After a long period of soothing and occasional stroking he managed to get his arms round her .
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