Example sentences of "during times " in BNC.
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1 | Their letters and diaries have been threaded together to provide a fresh perspective on the lives of young airmen during times when their survival statistics were grim . |
2 | ‘ The one thing I learned is that no one does any building during times of political instability . ’ |
3 | Everybody feels the financial pinch during times of recession and , sadly , charities of all descriptions are no exception . |
4 | This ascetic approach to fuel saving , is , of course , fine during times of shortage , but more difficult to promote during times of plenty . |
5 | This ascetic approach to fuel saving , is , of course , fine during times of shortage , but more difficult to promote during times of plenty . |
6 | Probably many of us have treasured letters containing gems of spiritual guidance which have come to us when the writer could not , or during times of personal need or crisis . |
7 | Skin eruptions are common to many of us during times of stress and in women during the pre-menstrual phase . |
8 | Irrespective of personal interpretation of spirituality , the related system of values and beliefs can often bring comfort and reassurance during times of stress and when the individual is faced with moral dilemmas which require resolution . |
9 | The lakes at Pett Level hold rather small numbers of wintering wildfowl , but are particularly important during times of passage . |
10 | Another explanation for the skewing of sexual ratio might be that there is heavier mortality among females , particularly lactating ones , during times of drought . |
11 | Females associate with only a single male during times when they are most likely to conceive . |
12 | Mortality statistics , too , are not restricted to the unemployed : how do we know that they are not indicating greater health problems in the population as a whole during times of economic difficulty ? |
13 | During times of rapid growth demand for aircraft maintenance resources also tends to outstrip supply . |
14 | It is said that this ghost still beats his eerie tattoo during times of war . |
15 | Betty Titford , Thomas 's wife , received help because she was sick ; Thomas himself was out of work in 1801 , and qualified for relief both on that score and because he was the head of a one-parent family which included a sick daughter ; Hephzibah , the little orphan , had been helped and then apprenticed by the overseers , and finally John and Ann , briefly subsidised during times of economic dearth , eventually survived long enough to collect a very modest old-age pension . |
16 | During times when house prices are rising , house purchasers often feel that the upward trend will continue for ever . |
17 | Can it be justified to send to prison people too poor to pay fines — and there are more such persons during times of economic crisis — not only when the original crime of which they were convicted did not warrant a prison sentence , but when their crime is trivial in the extreme in comparison with corporate crimes which we lack the political will to tackle directly by socialist remedies ? |
18 | There are three bedrooms for visitors all with private bathrooms and individual character — one has an iron-framed antique rose-painted four-poster bed with lace hangings and a Victorian screen , another has oak beams and a closet ( now a shower ) where priests are reputed to have hidden during times of persecution . |
19 | Holy objects , relics , and talismans , such as the Agnus Dei — a small piece of wax containing an image of the lamb and flag — were widely believed to provide supernatural help during times of crisis ; and holy bells , holy water , and candles were thought to give protection against diabolical spirits . |
20 | The diaries , memoirs , and letters that have survived from the post-Reformation period reveal that many Protestants found their trust in divine providence to be a source of great comfort and solace during times of public or private affliction . |
21 | These social-work teachers may have a school base ; certainly they would have flexible hours in order that they could meet the needs of young people during times when schools were closed ( early evenings , long holidays ) . |
22 | Informix exceeded its stated goal during times when it undershot its hiring figures or revenues were greater than had been expected , White told the conference . |
23 | More closely linked than Stirling with the sea , it could do business with other maritime centres in England ( during times of truce ) or Continental Europe . |
24 | In the introduction it was suggested that land became important during times of change . |
25 | During times of economic and political stability , on-the-field sports violence allows for tension release , through vicarious identification with the aggressor . |
26 | The debate about whether unemployment , poverty and deprivation are causally related to crime is perhaps less interesting than the observation which we discussed more fully elsewhere that crime , and in particular , street crime , becomes highlighted during times of economic crisis . |
27 | Their money is largely from wholesale sources so interest rates are uncompetitive during times of high base rates . |
28 | During times of recession he did everything possible to avoid making men redundant , preferring that all should work short time . |
29 | Station-masters in all but the meanest stations aspired to high status , although they were subjected to great physical dangers during times of civil disturbance , the Revolution , and the Civil War . |
30 | History has shown that investing in the stock market during times of economic recovery has proved rewarding for investors who are looking for a good return over the longer term . |