Example sentences of "[adv prt] [art] period " in BNC.

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1 Whilst the agreements typically laid down a period of discussion between management and union representatives prior to the introduction of change , there were weaknesses in the terms dealing with provision of information , and early union involvement in decision making , which would have to be altered for effective union influence on the process of change .
2 This deep-rooted process of change can now be brought to bear on the ‘ official ’ health system as the signing of the peace agreements between the government and the FMLN has ushered in a period of more open political struggle and has created new political spaces .
3 This recommendation ushered in a period of campaigning for and against the change .
4 In 1937 , a series of mass demonstrations in the oil industry had ushered in a period of severe labour unrest throughout the West Indies and this had led to the setting up of a Royal Commission , under Lord Moyne , to assess the social conditions on the islands .
5 It ushered in a period of expansion over the 1950s , 1960s and 1970s the like of which the world had rarely seen .
6 Seasonal variations , of course , normally occur over the period of one year : annual unemployment figures , therefore , can not be seasonally adjusted .
7 Thus there is no net loss or gain over the period of time .
8 The photographs were taken over a period of ten years , and eventually they were brought together in a book in 1960 ; ten of the book 's essays originally appeared in Vogue , where the appealing mix of an artist 's conversation along with Liberman 's descriptions and commentary succeeded well .
9 Innsite Hotel Services , for example , recommends , for its Innfront front office system , an on-site training package of 11 days spread over a period .
10 Although acrylic varnishes are dry in about 30 minutes , they continue to harden over a period of 24–48 hours , but here again this time may vary between different makes .
11 The iconography of a state 's coinage viewed over a period of time can reveal a certain amount of information about the aspirations of that state , since the choice of designs will normally reflect the matters considered important by at least an influential body in that state and will present these important matters in a particular way .
12 In historical periods a loss factor of about 2 per cent per annum is known to have occurred ; compounded over a period of as long as a century , this will clearly drastically reduce the amount of coinage of year a available to the hoarder at the later date .
13 perhaps the most enduring of these funded arrangements was the Cassell Fund 's support for Miss Green 's appointment in the Kettering district , which with Miss Stocks as personal guarantor and additional fund-raiser , support from employers , and modest contributions from the LEA , extended over a period of some twenty years .
14 But it was not only officers and members of the WEA and the District who were pleased with the final agreement over the rural areas scheme and the conclusion of negotiations of byzantine complexity extending over a period of four difficult years .
15 In both key stages 3 and 4 they should have the opportunity to present an extended piece of work that has been planned , drafted , revised and polished over a period of time .
16 It is recommended that their training stretches over a period of about 15 months from the time that they take up their post .
17 Patsy and I corresponded over a period of four months .
18 Do this exercise three times and then increasing over a period of three weeks to six times .
19 Designed by John Carr of York and built over a period of thirteen years between 1759 and 1772 , its spectacular interior boasts exquisite plasterwork ceilings by the Scottish architect Robert Adam decorated by Angelica Kaufman , Biagio Rebecca and Antonio Zucchi .
20 Now it seems that the disease builds over a period of years .
21 While it is a fact that we often eat much more than we imagine we do ( try writing down everything you eat over a period of a week and prove the point ) , it is a fact that some people put on weight far more quickly than others .
22 The insecurities of life in the border districts , maturing over a period of 14 years , had produced Poles who were very Polish , and Germans who were very German .
23 Meryl accompanied her feeble joke with a grimace , then stared as his face blanched over a period of seconds , and his fork hovered aimlessly between plate and mouth .
24 A founder of the St Clares Ladies Choir which performed over a period of years , she also found time to become a devoted and regular pilgrim to Lourdes , where her lovely voice became well known to those in the Torchlight Processions .
25 Pure Bouzy Champagnes , though profuse in number , are consistently high in quality and often improve over a period of eight to ten years in bottle .
26 She was cautious , though , and Edouard , watching her , realised that his relationship with his mother was changing yet again-that it had , perhaps , been altering over a period of time .
27 As conditions improved , the more hardy Koi were introduced , the rest following over a period of weeks .
28 After gorging itself it would lie down and go into a digestive torpor , and could alternately eat and doze over a period of several weeks .
29 If this dominance continues over a period of years though , how often does the feeling creep up on you that you 'd like to see this champion really tested , even beaten ?
30 The pH does tend to drop over a period of time in bare tanks ( that is tanks without any substrate or plants .
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