Example sentences of "[num] was a period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1870s was a period of vigorous debate concerning the need to change Japanese society . |
| 2 | The reign of Edward I was a period of development and definition . |
| 3 | 1972 and early 1973 was a period of very rapid growth throughout the world capitalist system . |
| 4 | Firstly , the 70's was a period of considerable world wide corporate growth and , secondly , economic recession associated with structural change in the UK economy focused attention on manpower as a priority area in terms of productivity and cost control . |
| 5 | In the peak fertility years of 1961–5 the figures were very similar : 67 and 83 per cent respectively , even though 1938 was a period of ‘ low ’ fertility , 1961–5 of ‘ high ’ fertility . |
| 6 | McCallum divides the development of regional policy since the war into five periods : 1945–7 was a period of substantial growth ; 1947–58 was the ‘ lull ’ in regional policy ; 1958–64 was the re-activation ; 1964–70 represented the boom ; 1970–4 witnessed the unsuccessful counterrevolution ; and 1974–8 was an age of uncertainty . |
| 7 | The late 1980s was a period of rapid growth in the national economy accompanied by important associated changes in the location and levels of office development , house building , retailing and industrial development . |