Example sentences of "after a short period " in BNC.

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1 Wrangham , after a short period of ecological work , remarked that ‘ herd formation clearly involves costs even at the beginning of the wet season , when a grazing animal should have the best food supply of the year ’ .
2 ‘ All Europeans who deal with the Masai inevitably , after a short period , appreciate that the Masai have certain characteristics which we , the British , deeply applaud ’ , wrote the District Commissioner in charge of Narok in 1955 .
3 After a short period Lymn took Rambush into partnership , forming the gas and chemical engineering firm of Lymn & Rambush .
4 On re-entering the RAF , DCT was made an acting wing commander and , after a short period , was given command of No 77 Squadron flying Whitleys which , with his background , must have been a daunting experience .
5 Happily , after a short period , this was rectified and he commanded No 10 Squadron with Halifaxes .
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