Example sentences of "[prep] period when [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thrifty genotype is thought to have offered a survival advantage to individuals in hunter-gatherer and early agricultural societies , who were subject to periods of nutritional hardship , by favouring fat deposition during periods when food was abundant . |
| 2 | Thus , even if biomass energy increased , the poorest villagers may find that in periods when employment is scarce , there is no livelihood better than to collect some wood and sell it . |
| 3 | On the other hand interglacial periods were very much warmer than conditions in temperate latitudes today , and these climatic fluctuations resulted in periods when hippopotamus and tropical rhinoceros thrived in the areas occupied by Europe 's capital cities today . |
| 4 | This longer run perspective is a feature of Japanese business and is greatly helped by the existence of lead banks within affiliated groups that ensure access to loans even in periods when bank credit is restricted . |
| 5 | This longer run perspective is a feature of Japanese business and is greatly helped by the existence of lead banks within affiliated groups that ensure access to loans even in periods when bank credit is restricted . |