Example sentences of "be a long period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Foster said : ‘ There has been a long period of uncertainty which always causes problems . |
| 2 | Instead it was understood that there would be a long period of commodity circulation and all that that implied . |
| 3 | The committees are empowered to suggest amendments , and the bill which is returned to the house ( if it ever is ) may be substantially different from its original form ; there may be a long period of debate between representatives of the two houses of the Legislature and the Executive before consensus can be reached . |
| 4 | Historically there is a long period of overlap between patronal and market social relations in the arts . |
| 5 | In parish churches , however , there was a long period of stagnation , although there were improvements in standards and taste , and until the time of Vatican II there had been few developments in the Liturgy and its music . |
| 6 | Luke , even though his order of material is basically the same as Mark , tries to give the impression that it was a longer period of time ( see Luke 19:47 ; 20:1 ; 21:38 ; 22:1 , 7 ) . |
| 7 | There was a longer period of comparative calm in the townships of the East Rand during the second half of December than at any time in the previous five months , although during the first half of the month deaths had averaged 20 per day . |