Example sentences of "[adj] period [prep] [adj] years " in BNC.
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1 | The Federal Assembly on July 5 re-elected Vaclav Havel as President of Czechoslovakia for a further period of two years . |
2 | On Aug. 9 India and the Soviet Union agreed to extend their 1971 Treaty of Peace , Friendship and Co-operation [ see p. 24773 ] for a further period of 20 years . |
3 | Reed has signed up for a further period of seven years to publish the back list of John Steinbeck , after submitting a lavish brochure of marketing plans to the estate . |
4 | Electronic databases which are copyrightable have the same length of protection that all ‘ literary works ’ obtain which , in the UK , is the life of the author and 50 years ( it should also be noted that there is currently another proposed Directive which will harmonise and extend this period to 70 years ) . |
5 | The Gamay was rightly considered inferior for the production of Champagne when AOC laws were introduced in 1927 and its cultivation was restricted , but a generous transitory period of 18 years was allowed for growers heavily dependent on the vine , because the authorities recognised the financial burden of replanting with the authorised varieties . |
6 | Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years . |
7 | This Agreement commences on [ ] and will continue for a fixed period of three years and thereafter will continue from year to year unless terminated by at least sixty days ' written notice by either party to the other , such notice to expire on any anniversary date of the commencement of this Agreement falling after the expiry of the fixed period aforesaid . |
8 | For the second period of ten years again I discount down the full agency rates , totalling fifty nine thousand four hundred and twenty one pounds and ninety six pence year yearly , to the sum of forty thousand pounds annually and to apply a multiplier of six , producing the figure of two hundred and forty thousand pounds for the second period . |
9 | It was noted that of those 35 patients who did not have dermatitis herpetiformis , 15 had attended their general practitioners and hospital outpatient clinics on several occasions over an average period of 28 years ( 0.5–50 years ) with unexplained symptoms or abnormalities in blood tests but the diagnosis of coeliac disease had been missed . |
10 | A similar period of seven years is recommended for those intending to specialize in dermatology . |
11 | The only noticeable change in the language in the Act of 1986 is the extension of that period to three years . |
12 | The company does not have a sparkling financial story to tell — it lost £1.7m pre-tax on turnover of £12.5m in the year to September 30 , and its only profitable period in four years was the nine months to September 1991 , when it did £684,000 pre-tax on sales of £9.6m . |
13 | He was rewarded with the first Presidency of the BDDA and was reelected for a total period of twenty-eight years . |
14 | The difficulties encountered in negotiating all the necessary approvals , particularly the funding , for a scheme which departed from the norm of fair rent housing explain the exceptionally long period of four years that preceded commencement of the building contract . |
15 | I left him in charge of the whole of my affairs during my absence from England , with a perfect conviction that he would zealously exert himself for my interest , and the confidence I reposed in him has been fully realised , not only during my absence , but during the long period of eighteen years . ’ |
16 | What price would the portfolio manager be prepared to pay for these shares given a holding period of 5 years ? |
17 | The arrangement provided for the repayment of all the principal owed for 1989 and 1990 and half the interest payable for 1989 over a 10-year period with five years ' grace . |
18 | To commence as soon as possible , the appointment is for an initial period of two years with a possible extension of one further year and includes the following areas : |
19 | Prospecting licences can be for up to 250 km² ; for an initial period of two years , renewable for a further two years at the discretion of the Department . |
20 | The Joint ESRC/SERC Transport Committee ( JTC ) was established in 1978 for an initial period of two years and extended for a further 4 years after a review in 1980 . |
21 | The position is offered for an initial period of five years , with a possibility of renewal or permanency . |
22 | This concession will be granted for an initial period of five years with possible extension after that . |
23 | Several years ago they could offer mortgages at an interest rate of roughly 4% , fixed for an initial period of four years . |
24 | This gamble is not without its parallels : the city fathers of Bilbao have decided to build a museum of modern art , and rent works of art plus the Guggenheim name from the Guggenheim Foundation in New York for an initial period of twenty years ( see The Art Newspaper No. 5 April 1992 , p. 5 ) . |
25 | LASMO acquired the concession in December 1990 for an initial period of three years . |
26 | The centre is a partnership between the University of Stirling and CILT ( London ) , and has project funding from the Scottish Office Education Department for an initial period of three years . |
27 | Duration : AN INITIAL PERIOD OF 3 YEARS AND THEREAFTER SUBJECT TO 3 MONTHS ’ NOTICE TO EXPIRE ON OR AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE INITIAL PERIOD |
28 | Duration : AN INITIAL PERIOD OF 3 YEARS AND THEREAFTER SUBJECT TO 3 MONTHS NOTICE TO EXPIRE ON OR AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE INITIAL PERIOD |
29 | total sponsorships of a vehicle ( normally for an initial period of 3 years ) |
30 | The Rights of Way Act 1932 provides that where a way over land had been actually enjoyed by the public as of right and without interruption for a full period of 20 years , the way shall be deemed to have been dedicated as a highway , unless there is sufficient evidence that there was no intention during the 20-year period to dedicate it . |