Example sentences of "[prep] a prolonged period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , it is shrewd of him to play for the internationalist vote after a prolonged period of sullen Little Englandism during which Labour threatened to withdraw from the Common Market and called into question this country 's role within Nato . |
| 2 | THE APPOINTMENT of Robert Louis-Dreyfus as Saatchi 's chief executive and Charles Scott as financial director comes after a prolonged period of musical chairs involving top management . |
| 3 | Renewed progress was made , after a prolonged period of decline , when Catherine II 's acquisition of the northern coast of the Black Sea initiated a major shipbuilding programme . |
| 4 | That means the domestic sector faces the prospect of a prolonged period of persistent losses . |
| 5 | Despite a prolonged period of rest , the inflammation took many weeks to settle down — even with a steroid injection . |
| 6 | Exercises that increase stamina are those that require you to breath slightly more heavily than usual for a prolonged period of time ( say , an exercise session of thirty minutes or so ) . |
| 7 | Licorice Phytosome enhances better absorption of the active ingredients and increases their effectiveness for a prolonged period of time . |
| 8 | The meat can be kept at serving temperature for a prolonged period without the slightest deterioration of quality . |
| 9 | X/Open is pushing the DCE specifications through a fast track procedure for adoption , which means they go straight to a vote by its members rather than through a prolonged period of technical evaluation , work already done exhaustively by OSF in any case . |
| 10 | This is thought to have resulted from a prolonged period of subaerial exposure in response to a drop in sea-level prior to the deposition of the Z3 Anhydrite . |
| 11 | On the one side ‘ safe ’ operations are unlikely to produce the high returns that will be needed in a prolonged period of financial stringency . |
| 12 | During his reign he added vast territories to the Frankish kingdom that he had inherited ; Lombardy ( the traditional enemy of both Franks and papacy ) , parts of Spain , all of Saxony over a prolonged period of campaigning , and Slavonic regions of the Drave and Elbe . |
| 13 | Because a teacher is concerned with a whole person over a prolonged period of time … so he tends to become involved as a whole person . |
| 14 | A stability test involves the accumulation of a substantial amount of data over a prolonged period of time and may require the production of reports at several stages of the test . |
| 15 | Should you experience any of the symptoms over a prolonged period of time , it is always advisable to have a check-up to ensure that you do not have a condition which requires professional help . |
| 16 | Declining per capita income over a prolonged period of time usually results in a change of government , sometimes after a revolution or a military coup . |
| 17 | The only people who are likely to experience extended periods of spontaneous regression are those who have been practising deep meditation over a prolonged period of time and have reached a high degree of competence in this field . |
| 18 | themselves admit that ‘ a definitive answer to the question of job techniques and job autonomy could be provided only by systematic and direct observation over a prolonged period of time ’ . |
| 19 | Er , I think anti-depressants can be helpful for a certain length of time but not for over a prolonged period of time . |
| 20 | Efforts over a prolonged period by the BMC and the Sandstone Climbing Club have failed to win reductions in the excessive charges here , but these efforts will continue . |