Example sentences of "in a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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31 | The problem is getting the material under control in order to reach ambitious learning goals in a short space of time . |
32 | Perhaps , not surprisingly , in a short space of time life skills training has become detached from the wider objectives associated with liberal humanist education : the point being that teaching young people about society has been replaced by criteria designed to alter their relationship with it . |
33 | In a short space of time , the coach was sticky with chocolate and fans were being sick out of the window . |
34 | The problem was more one of having to absorb a vast amount of information in a short space of time . |
35 | Still , he had been knocked out twice in a short space of time and would appreciate some rest . |
36 | She has a superb track record , exceptional experience , and in a short space of time has made an enormous contribution to both reestablishing Century 's image and restoring its profitability in conjunction with Arrow . ’ |
37 | Editor , — Dr Nigel Oswald , cited by Stella Lowry , is correct in implying that learning skills in clinical decision making requires seeing large numbers of patients in a short space of time . |
38 | But it soon became apparent to the pioneering voluntary organizations that established them , such as the Richmond Fellowship , that patients who had been mentally unwell for years did not miraculously become capable of independent living in a short space of time ; they often needed permanent help and support and coped particularly poorly with changes in their environment and lifestyle . |
39 | I had to find out a lot of things about you in a short space of time . |
40 | However , because refrigerators will not necessarily chill food down to the required temperature , plenty of establishments have become reliant on blast chillers to attain 0 to +5 degrees C levels in a short space of time . |
41 | I open wide and accept with ease because sometimes there is much joy to be had in multiple matings in a short space of time . |
42 | My thanks to Tim and Steve Wallace , Ron Mardle , our Chairman Richard Newcombe , Paul Lucas , my wife and our grandchildren who acted as sweepers up , errand boys and girl , etc. for all their work in achieving this opening in a short space of time , for the actual work of putting everything in its place I would like to thank the afore-mentioned and my daughter Bridget , also for manning the museum now that it is open . |
43 | That was until Ronnie McFall came to Shamrock Park and in a short space of time we have won the League two years on the trot , runner-up last season and challenging strongly again this season . |
44 | ‘ The breadth of knowledge and expertise which each person brings to the team is enormous and by working together we have been able in a short space of time to see the company woods from the departmental trees . ’ |
45 | The probability of successful removal of all such objects in a short space of time tends to be very low and , on some types of storage , extremely difficult or impossible . |
46 | Just how much things can change in a short space of time . |
47 | Common sense as well as medical evidence tells us , however , that excessive drinking over a long period of time can lead to health problems — and that drinking vast quantities in a short space of time is both foolish and dangerous . |
48 | The SIB defines " liquidity " as the ability of a market to accommodate transactions of reasonable size at acceptable price spreads in a short space of time . |
49 | The father-of-three was caught after four of the 800 workers who paid into the City Council Life Insurance Welfare Scheme died in a short space of time . |
50 | I mean disasters to us , necessarily , means a lot of people being involved in a short space of time in a limited geographical area . |
51 | In a short period of time , they had raised the cost of the building , including contributions from Queen Victoria herself , but now needed money to purchase a prime site in the centre of Glasgow . |
52 | If all the etch-resist is completely stripped away in a short period of time , then perhaps the whole board has been exposed at some stage to too much UV light . |
53 | A surprising expression of regret that Loius Gerstner might get the top job at IBM Corp comes from AT&T Co chairman Robert Allen : Gerstner is on the board of AT&T and Allen said he would regret losing him : ‘ I 'm sorry to lose him — he 's a very good director , asks good questions , has good financial knowledge and experience , ’ Allen said , ‘ and I 'm sorry to say has learned an awful lot about our business in a short period of time , ’ he added . |
54 | The New Oxford English Dictionary Project requires a sophisticated and novel computer system to be built and commissioned in a short period of time . |
55 | By er failing even once to meet a reasonable demand for a for something to eat in a short period of time , then there 's a knock on effect to our business . |
56 | This may not prove to be a serious problem , but having it happen twice in a short period of time makes me wonder . |
57 | They were told that the underlying constipation can not be treated in a short period of time . |
58 | Given the cash generating capacity of Darty and Kingfisher , he said : ‘ I am confident that gearing will reduce significantly in a short period of time . ’ |
59 | Perhaps the greatest amount of damage done to deaf centres in a short span of time occurred in the Baedeker Raids of May 1942 in South-West England . |
60 | South African students found the fast-approaching World Cup a strong enough incentive to sort out their differences and achieve unity in a short span of time . |