Example sentences of "a [adj] [adj] period and " in BNC.

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1 Political reforms , envisaging the introduction of a multiparty system after a one-year transitional period and the appointment of a prime minister , were announced in May 1990 [ see pp. 37445-46 ] .
2 This chapter aims to provide a broad overview of some of the main concerns facing employers and employees involved in overseas postings. first of all , it concentrates on the relocation assistance given to employees posted abroad to a subsidiary company for a two-to five-year period and who return to a position within their employing organisation in Britain .
3 His five-point plan , which included a 10-year transitional period and the inclusion of UK-built Japanese cars in quotas , now has the backing of Hahn .
4 Clearly , 1992 will pose many opportunities ( and threats ) to companies within the EC , but it is felt that things will not change overnight ; it will be more of a slow transitionary period and it could well take decades before we see an integration similar to that in the USA today .
5 The legislation , which was signed by President Bush on the morning of June 26 , imposed a 38-day cooling-off period and forced the participants to submit to arbitration which , in the event of it being approved by the President , would be binding .
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