Example sentences of "period [prep] [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | As currently organised , it combines work experience with ‘ on-the-job ’ and ‘ off-the-job ’ training for young people leaving school or college , in periods of two years for 16-year-olds , and one year for 17-year-olds . |
| 2 | It may be noted , however , that the Tribunal ( all lawyers ) is appointed by the Prime Minister ( nominally the Queen ) for fixed periods of five years . |
| 3 | For each of the four succeeding periods of five years the covenant brings into operation the rent review provisions of the lease . |
| 4 | But even then , over most periods of five years or more you would have done much better with shares . |
| 5 | Although the evidence presented does not refute the claim that in the long run exchange rates compensate for domestic inflation differentials , it does show that over periods of several years real exchange rate anomalies can and do occur . |
| 6 | Prisoners-of-war , wandering free men , peasants and natives were mobilized from time to time into detachments of foreign servicemen ( Litva ) or cossacks , and there were service gentry from European Russia stationed in the region for periods of several years . |
| 7 | The main body of the research consists of a number of in-depth case studies to see how firms develop or use new technology , taken over periods of several years . |
| 8 | However , if you wish , you can extend this for further periods of ten years , to provide an even longer term for your tax-free savings . |
| 9 | Renewals for further periods of three years will not be unreasonably refused where the Data has been incorporated into composite works which the Licensee wishes to maintain . ’ |
| 10 | In practice , hopelessly unrealistic assumptions and expectations are often built into these ‘ analyses ’ , like payback periods of three years or less , and very high , rule-of-thumb hurdle rates that bear no relation to the real cost of capital to the business or actual rates achievable from external placements . |
| 11 | The judge imposed concurrent periods of three years ' imprisonment on Wright and two years on Christou on each of the charges to which they pleaded guilty . |
| 12 | ‘ Nothing abnormal about not having a period for two years . |
| 13 | It is usual to follow patients who have been diagnosed and treated for syphilis for a period of two years to make sure that the treatment is effective and that relapse does not occur . |
| 14 | This course involves attendance on one day , or two evenings per week , over a period of two years . |
| 15 | It stands in gardens landscaped over a period of two years ( which were designed to ensure an array of colours and scents throughout the year ) , and woodlands resplendent with over one hundred species of trees and shrubs , the home of owls , badgers , green woodpeckers , pheasants and foxes . |
| 16 | To commence as soon as possible , the appointment is for an initial period of two years with a possible extension of one further year and includes the following areas : |
| 17 | The post is initially for a period of two years , commencing as soon as possible . |
| 18 | If so , the guarantee will be renegotiated for a period of two years and Harley will receive a royalty on sales of two per cent . ’ |
| 19 | Prospecting licences can be for up to 250 km² ; for an initial period of two years , renewable for a further two years at the discretion of the Department . |
| 20 | On 23 January , on the eve of the dissolution of Parliament , another Law for Venice was passed by the Senate in Rome authorising a total expenditure of L1,750 billion ( £809 million ; $1.4billion ) over a period of two years ( 1993–94 ) to be raised partly by loans . |
| 21 | We talked to nutters frequently over a period of two years and some were ‘ interviewed ’ in a more structured manner . |
| 22 | Your wife has left you for a continuous period of two years . |
| 23 | For a period of two years from the summer of 1179 to the summer of 1181 we know nothing of Richard 's movements . |
| 24 | The " Women 's Office " has been guaranteed a budget of US$20.000 over a period of two years , after which it will have to find financial backing from within the government . |
| 25 | The rural development centre CEPROR ( Centro de Romocion Rural ) ran special courses for young women , Sister Asuncion , who was in charge of the programme over a period of two years ( 1975–7 ) , helped train approximately 2.000 young women in community work . |
| 26 | Even more striking is the provision that if such a tenement is not alienated , but the alms for which it was originally given are neglected over a period of two years , then the property shall again be recoverable at law by the donor or his heirs . |
| 27 | As shown in table 5.1 , Project A has a payback period of two years as opposed to Project B's 2⅔ years payback period . |
| 28 | For present purposes it is sufficient to note that the expression embraces the period of two years prior to the onset of insolvency in the case of transactions at an undervalue and of preferences given to a person connected with the company , provided that at the time of the transaction the company was unable to pay its debts or it became unable to pay its debts by reason of the transaction . |
| 29 | ( E ) The conference nominates his excellency , Ali Mahdi Mohammed , as provisional President of the Somali Republic for a period of two years from the day on which he takes the oath . |
| 30 | The standard grief reaction going through the five phases of denial , anger , bargaining , depression and finally acceptance over a period of two years but sometimes with progressive insulation of emotions resulting in a sense of isolation . |