Example sentences of "is [verb] a [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 What is more , much of government expenditure is committed a long time in advance and can not easily be cut .
2 Got to be a cobbler round who is having a lean time of it . ’
3 Too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 .
4 It had looked as if Robert Palmer was getting Digital Equipment Corp back onto an even keel , but now comes cause for great concern : too many companies decide that if the product is having a tough time in the market , the answer is to change the packaging , and DEC is tarting up its famous lower-case ‘ digital ’ logo , which has stood the company in excellent stead since 1957 ; the updated logo features ‘ a more contemporary typeface and slight modifications to the spacing of the design 's blocks ’ , and the white letters now appear on a burgundy background instead of the traditional blue — and we hope the company gets some very tough questioning at the annual meeting over the cost .
5 Kilrea YFC member Robin Bolton is having an interesting time in America on an exchange trip sponsored by the Bank of Ireland .
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