Example sentences of "during a time " in BNC.
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1 | During a time of meditation in that retreat , he wrote a note which survived . |
2 | During a time of harsh military discipline , when drum-head courts , public floggings and hangings were carried out to ‘ encourage the rest ’ , the 93rd were excused from attendance at show-piece parades ; because not a single member of their regiment was ever punished . |
3 | Luff 's achievements have now become legendary in the history of Blackpool 's tramways , but it should be recorded that he was fortunate in presiding during a time of expansion , and also enjoyed the political support of the Transport Chairman Ald. C. E. Tatham from 1934 until his death in 1954 . |
4 | The problem is that in a region with such a deeply troubled history , the spread of minorities , be they Serb , Albanian , Turkish or whatever , is likely to provoke violent conflict during a time of profound political and constitutional change . |
5 | During a time of extreme pressure on his own Government , he has had the added burden of the presidency of the EC . |
6 | In fact , however , Dworkin 's rather rigid division of labour , and the inflexible institutional framework in which it operates appears ill-equipped to ensure that the best or fairest policy decisions are reached , particularly during a time of rapid political economic and social change . |
7 | Although I have to confess that at present , during a time of recession , it is increasingly difficult to attract the backing of galleries for such shows and , indeed , to have the personal confidence to finance and promote them oneself , the solo exhibition remains an important event to which every serious artist occasionally ought to aspire . |
8 | In approximately half of the cases , the parent found out more directly : either the user told his or her parents , usually at a crisis point in the user 's career , for example , when undergoing ‘ turkey ’ during a time of drought ; or the parent found direct evidence of drug use , such as burnt scraps of tin foil , and confronted the user with this . |
9 | This was during a time when Taiwan 's exports to Malaysia were increasing rapidly . |
10 | To state the relevant causal circumstance , would we not have to do what we can hardly hope to do , which is to enumerate parts of much of the whole state of the universe at or during a time ? |
11 | She had , by then , been with Virgin for six years , and brought the company much success , in particular during a time of economic crisis for Virgin . |
12 | Its effects are far reaching and require a proactive response from industry — all during a time of change in Europe when the barriers are coming down , the single market is open for trade and it is up to all of us to take advantage of it . |
13 | All this , of course , is during a time of exaggerated relief following the Pleistocene glaciation . |
14 | Both men were not amused by Sir John 's high spirits during a time of mourning . |
15 | Samson Agonistes 's presentation of a hero whose refusal to capitulate allows him to regain divine inner light and inflict a defeat on his enemies bears witness to the plea for continued resistance of the type a republican supporter would propose during a time of defeat . |
16 | In fact , Margaret 's account of Samoa was based on interviews through an interpreter , with twenty five adolescent girls , in the back room of the U S Navy er , dispensary , er , on the main island of Samoa during a time when there was considerable anti-American er , feeling . |
17 | Over the last decade , during a time in which the UK balance of payments has slipped heavily into deficit , Scotch whisky export earnings have increased from around £750 million to £l , 800 million last year . |