Example sentences of "a [adj] period for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guarantee in cll 9.1 and 9.2 of Precedent 1 is designed ( subject of course to the question of agreeing a specific period for the remedying of defects appropriate to the particular circumstances of the case ) to pass the test of reasonableness imposed by s 3 of the UCTA . |
| 2 | ‘ Todor Zhivkov was involved in a painful period for the Communist Party , ’ said an official statement . |
| 3 | Set a limited period for a trial and establish what you will try out and how you will test the results . |
| 4 | The first 20 minutes will be a crucial period for a derby that will have a strong bearing on promotion and relegation issues . |
| 5 | This was a hard period for the Prime Minister — she lost the confidence of senior colleagues , was widely regarded as an electoral liability and lost battles in the Cabinet . |
| 6 | Those few casual workers in the catering industry who do seem to work on a more or less continuous , almost full-time basis over a long period for a single organisation ( the plaintiffs in the oft-cited " O'Kelly case " ) , tend to possess skills which that organisation , and indeed other potential employers , value . |
| 7 | Mr Sefton said : ‘ It is absolutely vital that Stockton wins because the bid will bring in around £100 million over a five-year period for the regeneration of the town . |
| 8 | For instance , a year may be a reasonable period for a washing machine , but five years , or even ten , may be expected for building works . |
| 9 | This is the start of the heavy banqueting season , leading up to Christmas , which should be a busy period for a lot of hotel restaurants . |
| 10 | It was not , indeed , a happy period for the philosophers . |
| 11 | The union representing the performers were militantly opposed to British dancers taking work from them and there was a lean period for the sixteen Girls left . |
| 12 | The use of the courts to end a railroad strike in 1922 ushered in a lean period for the unions . |
| 13 | It was a difficult period for a few years until the market caught up with us . ’ |
| 14 | This is still a vital period for the new resident . |
| 15 | The last years of Henry VII had been a prosperous period for the port — the average annual sum paid in customs dues from 1504 to 1509 was over £10,000 , and in the early years of Henry VIII a group of merchants had maintained voyages to Brazil . |
| 16 | The Secretary of State has power to allow a longer period for the giving of a notice of appeal but he will not normally be prepared to exercise this power unless there are special circumstances which excuse the delay in giving notice of appeal . |
| 17 | The guidelines took effect on 1 August , but there will be a transitional period for the sake of students and members who began their pre- or post-qualification training before that date . |
| 18 | Nobody is pretending that we are having a great time , but it is important to recognise the factors which have affected us in what is a transitional period for the club . |
| 19 | The decision not to merge with the RSA Examinations Board , announced by the Trustees in October 1992 , heralds a new period for the Board as an independent examining body . |
| 20 | we have a quiet period for a while and then all of a sudden they all crop up together . |