Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [prep] a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally , the maintenance of that support through a difficult period will reflect back credit on banking as a whole . |
| 2 | At this time , some ozone-depleted air may drift out from the hole , passing over Australia and New Zealand and exposing that continent for a short period to increased ultraviolet radiation penetrating through the thinned ozone layer . |
| 3 | By adding these potatoes , a bulky food of reasonably high-fibre content , they actually lost some weight over a three-month period ! |
| 4 | Having a naturally restrained appetite , which probably means that you are only a few pounds overweight and have gained this weight over a lengthy period . |
| 5 | As an ex-member of 64 Squadron I would appreciate this recognition of a memorable period of RAF history . |
| 6 | We want to research whether this campaign over a short period of time can improve this situation . ’ |
| 7 | I have not spoken in this place for a considerable period of time . |
| 8 | A certain degree of depression regularly accompanies serious physical illness ( Greer , 1985 ) , and one in four working-class women with at least three young children at home experience clinical depression at some point during a one-year period ( Brown and Harris , 1978 ) . |
| 9 | Ford shut down some plants for a two-week period . |
| 10 | These books are both related to the exhibition On The Passage of a Few People Through a Brief Period of Time presented at the Musée national d'art moderne-Centre Georges Pompidou , the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London , and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston , Massachusetts during 1989 — 90 . |
| 11 | He went on ‘ improving ’ this poem over a long period of years so that the text usually printed shows many alterations from the original . |
| 12 | If employees had to move into temporary accommodation while trying to find new housing , they received a tax-free allowance towards the cost of this accommodation for a maximum period of 13 weeks . |
| 13 | Thus , Bangladeshi women in an area such as Tower Hamlets , many of whom have additional difficulties in literacy , will require a different approach and different learning materials compared with overseas students staying in this country for a limited period only . |
| 14 | Alternatively , or in addition , the manager 's performance may be assessed against some criteria after a reasonable period has elapsed . |
| 15 | Such an arrangement , where the freeholder , instead of occupying the land or property himself , grants the exclusive rights of possession to another party for a defined period , in consideration of the payment of a rent , is known as leasehold . |
| 16 | Ask the manager to give you the sales figures for that product over a six-month period , and then find out what the expected sales are for the coming year . |
| 17 | Unfortunately natural enemies alone may not be sufficiently effective , especially in annual crops where climate or agricultural practices destroy these enemies at a critical period . |
| 18 | Usually the patient is taken into one of these units for a specified period such as a fortnight , but the time allocated might be indefinite in an emergency , for instance if the carer is ill . |
| 19 | ( 3 ) In order to ensure that day care centres for children continue to operate in the territory specified under Article 3 of this treaty , the federation shall contribute to the costs of these centres for a transitional period up to June 30 , 1991 . |
| 20 | As we made clear in the previous chapter , its definition of temporary workers might well include people whose jobs are available on other than a temporary basis , but who only intend to stay in these jobs for a limited period of time . |
| 21 | Do n't leave your tent pitched all day for a prolonged period — this will degrade the flysheet . |
| 22 | From 6 April 1983 employers will be responsible for paying Statutory Sick Pay ( SSP ) to all employees for a maximum period of 8 weeks in a tax year . |
| 23 | For example , a doctor may be able to see more patients each hour and he may be being more efficient by seeing more people in a fixed period of time . |
| 24 | I visited the Tate several times over a two-year period . |
| 25 | The Teleuts , however , had been sovereign in their own domains for a long period before the Russians arrived on the scene . |
| 26 | The latter accepts shelf-life [ i.e. that books will be available in the same place for a reasonable period of time ] as part of the process , the librarian-disposer wants quick clearance . |
| 27 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 28 | My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success . |
| 29 | The unexpected departure , for whatever reasons , of several partners within a short period of time could place an intolerable strain on the surviving partners in the event that they were bound to pay out their former colleagues at one and the same time . |
| 30 | She said : ‘ We want any witnesses during a vital period to contact us immediately . |