Example sentences of "[noun] for the [adj] period " in BNC.

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1 They compared the average mispricing in the near contract during the stock exchange account which included the delivery date , with that in the next near contract for the same period , and with that for the near contract in previous stock exchange accounts .
2 The difference in motility indices for the total period and the postprandial period did not reach statistical significance .
3 Without autonomous change in tastes , or in technological possibilities , or in the availability of resources , no one can have any interest in altering his plans for the succeeding period .
4 The worst-affected region was the south-east with fraud cases for the six-year period totalling almost £1.21 billion .
5 And thirdly we have to satisfy you that in the circumstances of the operation the police were justified in restraining Mr with handcuffs for the short period of time that he was restrained and in addition Mrs who you will remember was restrained in her lounge , she was told she could n't leave the lounge , again for a few minutes .
6 The children who were in Pindown for the longest periods could receive more than £50,000 .
7 Debt service ratio : This ratio is calculated by combining debt principal repayments and interest payable in a single year and dividing it by the country 's exports for the equivalent period .
8 He also used transactions data on MMI futures for the same periods .
9 In order to make available a single comprehensive Report covering the English curriculum for the whole period of compulsory schooling , we have included in this Report material from our first Report — revised and extended to reflect the needs of the secondary curriculum or to present our arguments more clearly .
10 The Japanese government had indicated a willingness to provide " economic co-operation " to compensate for its colonization of Korea from 1910 to 1945 , but refused to accept any liability for the post-1945 period .
11 The allowed ( but not to be encouraged ) alternative treatment permits the correction of the fundamental error or the adjustment resulting from the change in accounting policy to be included in the determination of net profit or loss for the current period .
12 They compared the actual returns on 60 US mutual funds for the three-year period 1982–4 with returns that would have been made if a specified strategy for investing in S&P500 futures had been followed .
13 Losses for the same period last year totalled 33,085 .
14 Most specialist bookshop fitters have flexible units in their range that can be adapted to calendars for the seasonal periods .
15 The manager predicts variations in workload for the off-duty period .
16 Investment capital group 3i has made new investments worth £275m in the six months up to March , nearly 90pc more than the figure for the corresponding period a year ago .
17 Between January and February 1991 , 38,200 tourists visited the country — just 20% of the figure for the same period in 1991 .
18 Its profits were 36 per cent down on the figure for the same period last year , thanks mainly to a huge voluntary redundancy scheme under which 28,000 staff left .
19 This project involves establishing computer files containing Sri Lankan data from censuses and vital registration for the period 1926-54 and then ( since data for the earlier period have already been computerized ) analyzing the material for the entire period 1900-1954 .
20 Failure to do so will mean that your efforts in negotiating long-term security of tenure might be in vain , as you could eventually find the shareholders deciding to bring your contract to a premature end and discover that you are unable to claim compensation for the full period during which you expected to work .
21 Besides denying Dr Darsee government research funds for 10 years , the panel also recommended that Dr Darsee be excluded from serving on any NIH advisory committee for the same period and called for the heart institute to collect from the hospital the estimated cost of the aborted research put at $122 371 .
22 Labour 's spend was around £750,000 for the same period , while the Liberal Democrats spent about £175,000 .
23 The resources are allocated periodically at a review meeting which is preceded by individual project leaders assessing their own progress and estimating their needs for the next period .
24 Did you know that your EC-approved pads must be ‘ as light as possible without prejudicing design strength and efficiency ’ ( sub-section 1.3.2 ) , or that your box ‘ must be so designed and manufactured as to facilitate correct positioning on the user and to remain in place for the foreseeable period of use , bearing in mind ambient factors , movements to be made and postures to be adopted .
25 Therefore tax computations for the relevant period , including the calculation of the surplus ACT , must be submitted as soon as possible .
26 So if you have house guests for the festive period it could be that they might be staying four or five days .
27 For , by definition , the systematic element in aggregate demand can be predicted at the end of period t - 1 and will be reflected purely in the prices firms set at the end of that period for the next period .
28 Where the court extends a period at a time when that period has expired and a warrant has been issued , the court is to suspend the warrant for the extended period ; if before the expiration of the extended period the lessee pays into court ( sic ) all the rent arrears and all the costs , the court shall cancel the warrant ( s 138(9) ) .
29 By the time there are 95 different budget projections on disk for the same period it may be difficult to remember who contributed what .
30 In any other case , bankruptcy proceedings must be begun in the county court for the insolvency district in which the debtor has resided or carried on business for the longest period during the six months immediately preceding the presentation of the bankruptcy petition ( r 6.9(2) ) .
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