Example sentences of "in times [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every action which is accepted as kindly , every individual act of devotion and sacrifice , whether made in the havoc of war or in times of peace , every act of generosity and in fact every good thing which has resulted from the endless struggle to uphold the decision to master the violent and lustful urges which are a legacy from the evolutionary process , will play its part in providing units of goodness to be enshrined in the Created God . |
| 2 | While in times of war its uneasy location between the Frankish and German kingdoms rendered it prone to the ravages of invading armies , in times of peace , it was ideally situated at the crossroads to the great trade centres of Europe . |
| 3 | The relentless struggle of the workers against unemployment and hunger in times of peace as in times of war makes it vital for them to organise for the overthrow of the capitalist system and for the establishment of the Socialist Commonwealth . |
| 4 | Though they may be artists , craftsmen or poets in times of peace , every Elf is a trained and deadly fighter in times of war . |
| 5 | Though they may be artists or craftsmen or poets in times of peace , every Elf is a deadly fighter in times of war . |
| 6 | This passage of Diodorus rightly emphasizes that in times of peace there were benefits in having a rich neighbour like Carthage . |
| 7 | But our sources do not for the most part interest themselves in times of peace — the impression from Diodorus ' own narrative is that Dionysius did little but fight wars against Carthage ; but Carthaginian aggressiveness , like Persian , was exaggerated by ‘ crusading ’ Greek historiography and poetry . |
| 8 | The doors of his temple were open in times of war , closed in times of peace . |
| 9 | Does he accept that the Government are reducing to fewer than 300 ships the number of vessels that now sail under the red ensign and that they have treated with utter contempt the red ensign , which has served this country well in times of peace and war ? |
| 10 | In addition , a " Special Period in Times of Peace " plan had already been put into effect to cope with dwindling supplies from the Soviet Union and eastern Europe , and an " Option Zero " of extreme economic cutbacks and food rationing was in preparation for the time when Soviet oil shipments finally ceased . |
| 11 | At first Addington had linked the coming of peace in 1802 to the repeal of the hated tax which " should not be left to rest on the shoulders of the public in times of peace , because it should be reserved for the more important occasions , which he trusted , would not soon recur " . |
| 12 | Even in times of peace it required constant vigilance to keep the peoples across the Rhine in check . |
| 13 | 45:10 : in times of famine nomads from Palestine are known to have been allowed pasturage in the eastern delta . |
| 14 | Particularly in the more arid parts of Australia , female infanticide was practised to reduce the population in times of famine , and occasionally the baby was eaten . |
| 15 | Old people were the most expendable and in times of famine they committed suicide by walking naked into the snow . |
| 16 | The annalistic tradition has few facts to relate ; a few purchases of corn in times of famine , and the offer to Delphi after the destruction of Veii . |
| 17 | His story is that the Jews had difficulty in getting corn from Egypt in times of famine , and Antiochus IV made war on Egypt to help his Jewish subjects . |
| 18 | A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and look after our own needs , but as we sold raffle tickets in aid of our livestock projects in Uganda , people at the Royal certainly supported our scheme with cheerful generosity . |
| 19 | It is an industry which even in times of recession has kept most of its 70 000 employees and taken on a welcome and regular flow of new recruits . |
| 20 | I found it personally difficult to justify the cost to my society of attending these occasions in times of recession , and I would have dearly loved to have had the support of my spouse on the occasions when I did go . |
| 21 | ‘ The market tends to be good in times of recession , ’ says Norman Murray , deputy chairman of Morgan Grenfell Development Capital , which launched its fund in 1989 . |
| 22 | Germany pulled out of the joint project in July , but finance minister Theo Waigel has said he favours a scaled-down version of the plane costing £36 million to avoid job losses in times of recession . |
| 23 | The supermodels are a safe bet and , in times of recession , that is what matters . |
| 24 | The Mirror 's new tip on how to reduce staff in times of recession |
| 25 | A Palace spokesman said : ‘ In times of recession one should look at cost-cutting and the princess has done just this . |
| 26 | The fortunes of manned space travel have had a rough ride in the past few years , with the United States finally joining Europe in questioning the costs of such programmes in times of recession . |
| 27 | a former director of the CSIR 's Laboratory for Molecular and Cell Biology now at the University of Cape Town , interprets the allocation as an attempt by the government to rescue the CSIR in times of recession and a continuing decline in military contracts . |
| 28 | The intrinsic relationship between the local sector and its communities , its flexibility and ability to respond quickly to encompass new needs , makes the sector even more vital in times of recession . |
| 29 | Management may monitor performance and , in times of recession when building labour is freely available , lay off operatives who fail to achieve the output required . |
| 30 | Secondly , in times of recession , publishers and booksellers are looking for every marketing opportunity to find new business and the LIBF is the trade 's largest gathering . ’ |