Example sentences of "during the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These reports suppressed the fact that more whites than blacks were arrested during the disturbance , and hardly mentioned that police-community relations had recently deteriorated . |
| 2 | It underlines the commitment by consumers to pay off debts incurred during the credit binge of the late-Eighties . |
| 3 | During the run-up to the elections in 1990 the SPD candidate , Oskar Lafontaine , gave high priority to the withdrawal of NATO troops from German soil , and even the Christian Democratic government allowed doubts to creep in about the level of their commitment to NATO when they refused to modernise their short-range nuclear missiles in 1989 . |
| 4 | All this was visible during the run-up to the Gulf war . |
| 5 | The golden boys , those who never give the bad news , who make sure that when the plant breaks down they are not available to inform anybody , and have made absolutely certain they were n't around during the run-up to such a disaster , are rewarded . |
| 6 | In a letter to the PA sent during the run-up to the General Election last April , the Conservative Party said that it would not impose VAT on books or periodicals . |
| 7 | During the run-up to the general election , the Government do not want to hear the word ’ privatisation ’ , but that is what is in store for the coal industry — or is it ? |
| 8 | Zanzibari opposition to the union with the mainland had been the cause of sporadic unrest on the islands , and the detention of several hundred dissidents on the islands was reported during the run-up to the elections . |
| 9 | The GCC states — in the diplomatic as in other fields , generally inclined to support Iraq — had lobbied vigorously during the run-up to the Security Council vote for the emergence of a form of words incorporating censure of Iran . |
| 10 | A spokesman for the society , which has asked not to be named during the run-up to the election , said : ‘ We are still not certain how many houses we will have to offer Darlington council . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Northern Ireland 's public expenditure allocation may well be subject to cuts during the present spending round , so our medium-term economic environment may suffer . ’ |
| 12 | The 1977 Housing ( Homeless Persons ) Act provides examples of implementation problems — concerning the definition of priority groups , the extent of the duty to provide help and advice , and the identification of the responsible authority — that would seem to have emerged from the conflict during the legislation process . |
| 13 | It was also during the winter months that vines were taken down from their wires and their ends tied ( often to the water pipes ) so that they formed a large bow shape . |
| 14 | Some garden produce , however , is deliberately grown for storage , and crops can be preserved for use during the winter months must be fully ripened if they are to last without rapid deterioration . |
| 15 | This is when the pilots who have been hibernating during the winter months get their gliders out and start flying again . |
| 16 | It takes quite a bit of practice to orientate and get the right position for the shot , and this is something worthwhile perfecting during the winter or when you are just flying locally . |
| 17 | Perhaps there are not enough players available to play on them ; perhaps there is no one to unlock them except at peak periods ; then there are courts taken out during the winter and one of the major reasons in this country is damage by vandals . |
| 18 | SUSSEX have created a fund to help their young players find coaching jobs overseas — except for South Africa — during the winter . |
| 19 | In order to prevent a drain of young English cricketers to South Africa during the winter , the TCCB has to provide a suitably well-rewarded alternative and it is in this area that Subba Row 's successor will need to shine . |
| 20 | Most of the swing to the Conservatives between the summer of 1986 and the summer of 1987 occurred during the winter of 1986–7 , and there was relatively little swing in the last few months before the election . |
| 21 | Most of the swing back to the government occurred during the winter of 1986–7 and there was relatively little swing in the last few months before the election . |
| 22 | In the voting for the Constituent Assembly during the winter of 191 7 his vote , together with that of many thousands of other ex-front soldiers and their wives and neighbours , had given the Bolsheviks healthy rural support . |
| 23 | Although primarily a three season walking boot , I would use the boots during the winter . |
| 24 | We work all year round but ca n't work on the uplands during the winter months — we might not see it for six to eight weeks . |
| 25 | Stillwaters are often more difficult during the winter , particularly if the water goes clear . |
| 26 | Seasonal affective disorder is associated with depression that is marked during the Winter and early Spring and regresses in the Summer . |
| 27 | It has been suggested that it occurs when susceptible individuals do not get enough natural light during the winter months . |
| 28 | Here , again , the American East Coast resorts have the advantage over Europe in that they experience very low temperature during the winter months . |
| 29 | He was not certain which cottage his aunt rented during the winter . |
| 30 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |