Example sentences of "[verb] an [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to provide an adequate period of relief it should be at least as long as the first sentence of the theme . |
| 2 | The results show an initial period of maintained growth and then an oscillatory decline , presumably due to water stress . |
| 3 | After what seemed an interminable period of tiptoeing down the road I managed to hitchhike a lift on the roof of a logging truck . |
| 4 | The sale also includes an Italian period El Greco , ‘ The Entombment ’ ( est . |
| 5 | The building owner must establish whether the structure will provide an acceptable period of fire resistance in its unmodified state or if it can be simply modified to meet mandatory requirements . |
| 6 | The successful candidate will be based at Jealott 's Hill but will spend an initial period at Leuven . |
| 7 | There followed an awful period of nearly a year when she was unemployed , searching the back pages of the Times Higher Education Supplement in vain every week for lectureships in nineteenth-century English Literature . |
| 8 | There followed an alarming period in which the carefully contrived economic recovery and social peace created under the Callaghan government disintegrated . |
| 9 | Predominantly Russian Orthodox by religion although with a substantial Roman Catholic ( Uniate ) minority , Kievan Rus had been the origin of the Russian state in the ninth century and enjoyed an extended period of independence , but then came under Lithuanian , Polish and ( from the seventeenth century ) Russian control . |
| 10 | The schoolmaster then spent an endless period fussily sorting out his things — extracting a folded newspaper and a small bag of plums from his case , arranging the case on the rack , examining the seat minutely for anything unpleasant and giving it a brush with the back of his hand , folding his jacket and his jumper with ritualistic care , adjusting the window in consultation with the lady , but without reference to me or to the young Swede , getting his case down again for some forgotten item , checking his hankie , readjusting the window . |
| 11 | The last few years have witnessed an unprecedented period of economic depression for Wales accompanied by massive youth unemployment . |
| 12 | I still remember that Christmas Day — the inspector and I standing there in the drizzle — the city of Belfast enjoying an uneasy period of quietness with the men of violence possibly challenged by their memories of the Christmas Message and declaring a truce [ for Christmas only ] . |
| 13 | It is not unknown for senior partners or founding partners to be given an extended period but , whilst opinions may legitimately differ on this , in principle a common retirement age might seem to be less contentious and the lower the age the better . |
| 14 | P. J. Lawless ( unpublished work ) suggested that it might imply an extended period of volcanic activity , but if the low-temperature mica age is correct , the older age for the zircon megacrysts can be reinterpreted as the true mean age of their formation , close to but significantly before eruption . |
| 15 | These negotiations would work towards the conclusion of a two-phase agreement in which Palestinians would first have an interim period of self-rule before negotiating a final settlement with Israel . |
| 16 | Capitalism , if the labour market was to operate , needed a workforce which was both mobile and wage responsive , and this meant an interim period in which old forms of control were eroded before newer and more appropriate forms of social and industrial control had fully emerged to take their place . |
| 17 | The Council … believes strongly that a first degree course in Educational Studies lasting three years may be designed to lead to an Honours award … the concept of a three-year degree course in Educational Studies , leading to an Honours or an unclassified degree , will be acceptable provided it combines an adequate period of practical experience in the classroom with a requisite minimum of academic studies . |
| 18 | ‘ He has been told that if there is another occasion he will attract an indefinite period of time out of the game . |
| 19 | In order to prevent the company from being sold beneath the management 's feet , it is essential that the parties agree an exclusive period of time during which the vendor agrees not to negotiate with third parties . |
| 20 | This was made more complex by differentiation of those who intended to spend an appreciable period of time in the village ( such as the retired and salaried immigrants ) , and those , such as career-oriented spiralists , who were merely passing through . |
| 21 | Students of foreign languages , many of whom later become teachers , are normally required to spend an extended period abroad as part of their degree course . |
| 22 | Young people from working-class backgrounds , for instance , are more likely to spend time with a boy/girl-friend whereas young people from G middle-class backgrounds continue to move around in mixed sex groups for a longer period , perhaps anticipating an extended period of dependence on parents as they head for further or higher education . |