Example sentences of "[conj] a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a period of ‘ cooling ’ care seems inevitable , a ‘ planned care experience ’ , with set deadlines and clear outcomes , is recommended . |
| 2 | An example occurs in a more recent film , When Harry Met Sally … ( 1989 ) , where a period feel is aimed at in the earlier parts of the film though the period is as recent as 1983 . |
| 3 | Where a period of time is to run " from " a specified date , the specified date is excluded in calculating the period . |
| 4 | Pound had known Phyllis Bottome between 1905 and 1907 , when they were fellow students at the University of Pennsylvania , and it 's not clear whether it is that early association , or a period later when she had caught up with him in London , that Phyllis Bottome had in mind when she wrote of how Pound tried to transform her as a writer from a talented amateur into a professional : |
| 5 | A research student is required to complete a period of full-time study lasting for two years for MPhil or three years for DPhil , or a period of part-time study lasting for four years for MPhil or five years for DPhil . |
| 6 | In the event of there being stocks to be disposed of or a period during which essential support for the Licensed Software is required , temporary use of these devices may be agreed by separate negotiation in writing . |
| 7 | It is most usually seen in women aged 30–50 , and gets worse in hot , humid weather , in the cold , and following hot drinks , eating highly seasoned foods or a period of emotional stress . |
| 8 | Whether embarking upon a second career , or a period of mid-career development , he or she will demonstrate an outstanding track record to date in business or in the voluntary or public sectors . |
| 9 | If the education and training differs substantially from that required by the same profession in the ‘ host ’ member state , an aptitude test or a period of supervised practice may be necessary . |
| 10 | In general : " Year " can mean either a calendar year starting on 1 January or a period of 12 consecutive months . |
| 11 | " Day " can mean either a calendar day or a period of 24 hours , according to context , and the meaning of " working day " will depend on the custom of the particular trade — and may vary from place to place and from time to time . |
| 12 | Hence , it is usual to calculate the q's for the current year or a period of years and apply these to what becomes a hypothetical cohort ‘ followed ’ through a current or period life table . |
| 13 | After this , it seems that a period of acceptance might come , but probably only if those balances referred to earlier in the chapter are possible . |
| 14 | He had come to believe that a period affected dreams , and not only Anna 's but his too . |
| 15 | They believed that Yugoslavia 's backwardness was the fault of capitalism and that a period of socialism would put it right . |
| 16 | She feels that a period in research should be an asset to a nurse 's cv , rather than being regarded as time off from ‘ real ’ nursing . |
| 17 | He argued that a period of continued budgetary growth is likely to build expectations that the pattern of growth will continue . |
| 18 | Why does not the Chief Secretary recognise that a period of high unemployment and recession is the best time to spend additional resources on investment in the fabric of our schools , homes and transport ? |
| 19 | Speaking in Taif , Saudi Arabia , on Feb. 11 , the Information Minister , Badr Jasim al Yaqub , had dismissed the possibility of early elections and had hinted that a period of martial law might be necessary . |
| 20 | The implication that a period of twenty or " so years separates the Woodchester and Withington pavements ( Smith 1969 , 100 ) seems reasonable . |
| 21 | The House of Lords believed that a period of exclusivity would be valid and binding on the vendor provided that consideration passed between the parties , that the terms of the period were certain and the parties intended to be bound . |
| 22 | We have already argued that a period of sustained expansion can occur only if potential profitability can be maintained , that is , if an adequate balance between productivity and real wages can be sustained . |
| 23 | Some scientists — and we should add hastily that they are in a small minority — feel that this is mincing words : they feel that by ‘ forever ’ we should mean an infinite number of billions of years rather than a period whose duration can be estimated . |
| 24 | More than a period piece — it dates from 1924 — it may throw light on the view of marriage that led to Humanae Vitae . |
| 25 | Projects need to be assessed over time ; there are very few whose benefits can be seriously assessed in less than ten years , and a period of fifteen to twenty years would be more meaningful . |
| 26 | Investment is expected to remain subdued and a period of destocking is possible as firms respond to lower demand . |
| 27 | Elvis Baxter , the right-half with the rock ‘ n ’ roll style was on his way to Perth and a period of basic training with Scotland 's most physically demanding regiment The Black Watch . |
| 28 | For some courses , work of a practical nature is an integral feature ; for instance , students of the Postgraduate Diploma in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language must undertake a series of microteaching lessons , and a period of teaching practice abroad , while the Postgraduate Diploma in Microelectronics and Microcomputer Application emphasizes ‘ hands on ’ experience with microcomputers . |
| 29 | In recent years a bypass was built , considerably lessening the load of traffic which passed through the village , and a period of comparative peace was enjoyed . |
| 30 | But with the defeat of chartism and a period of stabilisation during which skilled labour consolidated its privileged economic position , the ideology of skilled workers unified increasingly around a discourse of possessive individualism , self help and respectability inscribed within extant relations of production . |