Example sentences of "[adv] shorter 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 | Therefore this apparent reduction in their rate of occurrence is a reflection of the comparatively shorter period of monitoring during the procedure . |
| 5 | Payback on the investment is on target at four-and-a-half years for the Derwent and an even shorter period for the Victoria . |