Example sentences of "[conj] for a time the " in BNC.

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1 These changes show how financial pressures brought about the collapse of the early Roman coinage system ; so much so that it seems that for a time the Roman state had to fight the war on credit given by some of its citizens .
2 Although in the sixth century the Byzantine Emperor Justinian 's great generals Belisarius and Narses succeeded in reconquering much of the west , so that for a time the Mediterranean again became a Roman lake , in the following century Europe faced a dangerous new enemy .
3 The inspiration of Alexander is apparent in the portraits of Pompey , the most powerful Roman of his day , and for a time the effective ruler of the eastern Mediterranean .
4 The Aridians , locked in their own war for survival against savage Mire Beasts , are in no position to oppose the Daleks and for a time the TARDIS crew are their prisoners .
5 We left on a windless morning , and for a time the town seemed impossible to shake off .
6 Cutting off the flow of refugees did not solve the financial problem , though for a time the government acted on the assumption that the refugee organisations could now look after themselves .
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