Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] a short period " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will enable the distribution to be completed over a shorter period . |
| 2 | They were told that the underlying constipation can not be treated in a short period of time . |
| 3 | And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter . |
| 4 | When the demand for units is strong the management has no need to destroy units as they may be sold within a short period . |
| 5 | Such a clock will wake an individual when a certain stage of the sleep/wake cycle is reached ; if he goes to bed late then that stage will be reached after a shorter period of sleep than usual . |
| 6 | Lord Derby had again become Prime Minister in 1866 to be replaced for a short period by Benjamin Disraeli , but by the end of 1868 Mr. W. E. Gladstone took control of Parliament , and was to remain in control for over five years . |
| 7 | Undoubtedly , these schemes have allowed more teachers to be trained in a short period , without a very large expansion in the institutional teacher training facilities . |
| 8 | These definitions enable us to say quite categorically that a household 's expenditure on food is consumption — the food will be eaten within a short period of time and that will be an end of the matter . |
| 9 | This is because the egg can only be fertilised for a short period of time following its release . |
| 10 | For those seeking to complete only part of the programme an MPhil can be awarded for a shorter period of study . |
| 11 | ‘ Whatever cuts we would finally have to make would have to be spread over a shorter period , ’ he said . |
| 12 | The service flat , however , may be rented for a short period of time and fill the gap between the employee 's arrival in Britain and the completion of the house purchase . |