Example sentences of "[adv] period [prep] " in BNC.

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1 So capitalism develops in this combined and uneven manner , and crises are not merely periods of ‘ no growth ’ ; on the contrary :
2 Firstly , building was always expensive and so periods of activity may well represent periods of prosperity .
3 They discovered that the first-order autocorrelation of the mispricing series was 0.93 , indicating that mispricings tended to persist over periods of the order of a few hours .
4 In this case , Sheila might not agree to Mark 's removal , but she might compromise over periods of respite care with his grandmother , which would satisfy the paediatrician 's concerns .
5 The main body of the research consists of a number of in-depth case studies to see how firms develop or use new technology , taken over periods of several years .
6 Nor was Crumwallis anxious to take over periods in other subjects when there was need — as in cases of sickness or ( frequently ) death .
7 The timetable must be formal and actual , i.e. dealing with dates not periods of time .
8 Some failures are due to ischaemia , sepsis , and fistulas in the arly period after operation and it is to be hoped that these complications will become less with further experience .
9 Furthermore , these months were usually periods of synthesis and discovery .
10 Careful records are kept on the Spina Bifida children 's toileting — volume of urine is noted , also periods of dryness .
11 The eurobond market has featured rapid growth and new entry of intermediaries , though also periods of consolidation .
12 Because of this case and because of the studies of the supporters of primary surgical intervention an objection , until now , was the rather short follow up periods of the larger series .
13 For natural selection acts by either now adapting the various parts of each being to its conditions of life , or by having adapted them during long past periods of time ’ .
14 However , the follow up period of three years is relatively short .
15 Our study with a mean follow up period of 28.3 months ( range 2–80 ) clearly shows the longterm effectiveness of endoscopic treatment of Dieulafoy 's lesion .
16 Outcome has been assessed clinically and by ultrasound scanning in 92 patients with a median follow up period of 14 months ( six to 37 months ) .
17 Of the 15 patients with benign strictures follow up information has been obtained in 13 ( 87% ) with a follow up period of three to 10 years ( median six years ) .
18 The mean follow up period in outpatient clinics or by contacting the family practitioner was 13.8 months ( standard deviation ( SD ) 5.1 ) .
19 the mean ( SD ) number of symptomatic recurrences per patient month during the total follow up period in the corrosive group was significantly higher than that in the peptic group ( 0.27 ( 0.04 ) v 0.07 ( 0.02 ) , p<0.001 ) .
20 In some deserts , as in Australia , the dominant predators are reptiles — snakes and lizards , like the mighty goanna — which can live out periods of hardship with very little sustenance .
21 Each treatment period lasted four days and the wash out periods before starting and during the study lasted 10 days .
22 Oesophageal acidity and motility were monitored under ambulatory conditions for 24 hours on the fourth day of treatment , after a wash out period of 10 days during which patients received only antacids for relief of symptoms .
23 How far the teacher will be able to meet these conditions will depend on the constraints imposed by the ward , how periods of clinical experience are viewed by tutorial and clinical staff and what kind of learning the teacher wishes to promote in the student ; and this depends , very much , on how the teacher views the process of nursing .
24 Alternatively , a separate provision can be included in the terms indicating how periods of time are to be calculated .
25 However , some children who will eventually pass out of care through custodianship or adoption will spend periods , sometimes periods of years , in care after moving to permanent new families .
26 The impressions gained from the WHO collaborative studies on the relationship between maternal age and the capability of fetus to survive the early and intermediately period of gestation are supported by more reliable national data from a European country .
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