Example sentences of "on a period " in BNC.

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1 And what kind of relationship can you have , if you dare n't even tell your boyfriend you 're on a period ?
2 Surpluses on a period of account should not be automatically lost , if they can be demonstrated to be the result of efficient working and not over budgeting , otherwise controllers will ensure that there are no surpluses .
3 the submission of statistics direct to Customs on a period basis rather than by individual movement .
4 From 1 January any UK business that sells goods to another VAT registered person in another country within the EC will have to complete one of these statements on a period basis .
5 This incident finally convinced Charles that he should abandon his efforts to work with parliament , and he embarked on a period of personal rule , which lasted until 1640 .
6 It was only when this war was settled , and England embarked on a period of forty years of almost unbroken peace , that settlement began in North America and in the West Indies , and that trade with India became regular and organized enough for the English to set up trading posts there .
7 Now they want from us a prediction of the fee expenditure that they will incur on a period by period basis , and we 're not sure how we can provide that .
8 This particular initiative in community education , although building on a period of active community involvement , set out at an early stage to involve local residents in controlling the educational programme and establishing a structure for participation which , it was hoped , would avoid the sort of elitism which beset the WEA .
9 To this end a comprehensive review of the training and examination syllabus has been undertaken and we are now embarking on a period of consultation with a view to implementing a more up-to-date system in two years ' time .
10 The project concentrates on a period during which the rapidly acquired industrial stock was to be put into efficient use by inexperienced labour and management .
11 The calling of the elections also followed immediately on a period of disarray within the Liberal-National Party opposition coalition , which included an embarrassing climb-down over its alternative health policy in February because of financial miscalculations .
12 Although there were various epidemics ahead , of various kinds , these no longer prevented the population from entering on a period of sustained growth between 1525 and 1550 .
13 In North-East , however , Taylor will be concentrating on a period of consolidation followed by growth .
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