Example sentences of "a far period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it can be , and if by so doing , the patient would be able to enjoy a further period of life without increased discomfort , then the cure or palliative measure should be adopted . |
| 2 | Applying these principles , pneumonia need not be treated if , on the facts , to do so would mean that the patient recovered to endure a further period of discomfort , pain , or inevitable , distressing deterioration . |
| 3 | But if the patient could be restored to a state whereby he could enjoy a further period of life at the level of comfort he previously had , then it should be treated . |
| 4 | A further period of imperial and papal conflict seemed likely . |
| 5 | The examination committee records in London show that the majority of students were examined after nine or 18 months ' instruction , and even then they stood a chance of being referred back for a further period of study . |
| 6 | Ill health dogged his period at St Mary 's , and he returned for a further period of treatment while he was the curate , and in September 1962 he came to Coniston as the Parish priest and significantly , no further setbacks were experienced to his health while he was living in proximity to Coniston Old Man and during the period he was Parish Priest . |
| 7 | There was a further period of tussles for power until the ageing grandson of Bruce and son of Walter and Marjory at last reached the throne in his own right as Robert II , and gave to the royal house the name which would remain as Stewart until Mary , Queen of Scots , altered its spelling to Stuart . |
| 8 | Following the revolution of 1905 Russia experienced a further period of rapid economic and social change . |
| 9 | There would have been less practical difficulty about saying that trade ceased when business ceased actively to be carried on , because there was a further period of a year during which a petition could be presented . |
| 10 | Reed has signed up for a further period of seven years to publish the back list of John Steinbeck , after submitting a lavish brochure of marketing plans to the estate . |
| 11 | If doubt persists many otolaryngologists will arrange a further period of review . |
| 12 | He probably kept a further period of residence at Oxford in the 1660s , and at an unknown date became domestic chaplain to Sir Orlando Bridgeman [ q.v. ] , lord keeper of the Great Seal . |
| 13 | The Federal Assembly on July 5 re-elected Vaclav Havel as President of Czechoslovakia for a further period of two years . |
| 14 | A German colony from 1884 , the territory came under South African rule in 1915 , and in 1920 a League of Nations mandate provided for a further period of South African administration . |
| 15 | On Aug. 9 India and the Soviet Union agreed to extend their 1971 Treaty of Peace , Friendship and Co-operation [ see p. 24773 ] for a further period of 20 years . |
| 16 | A report by Barclays Bank economics department in August 1991 stated that " in structural terms the economy has to face the prospect of the single market in the EC and a further period of deregulation " . |
| 17 | We succeeded in negotiating a further period of tenure , until April 1996 , at a rent substantially lower than we have previously paid . |
| 18 | After the initial four weeks , patients treated with prednisolone were withdrawn from this drug over a further period of 6.5 ( 2.4 ) weeks . |
| 19 | After a further period of three months or so , Don Bennett appointed me Group training inspector — and I became virtually a horse thief ! |
| 20 | Even though some minor changes may subsequently be necessary in order to conform with the directive , the government does n't want to risk a further period of delay before bringing these necessary measures into effect . |
| 21 | He says I 'm very concerned for local people who will have a further period of uncertainty . |