Example sentences of "[noun sg] in a time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many believe it would be political suicide to restrict criteria for unemployment benefit in a time of recession and high unemployment , and income support is already so low that there seems little scope for cuts there . |
| 2 | This book is about how to be a successful schoolteacher in a time of uncertainty , change , increased pressures and conflicting demands . |
| 3 | But what of the farmers expected to carry out the work in a time of recession . |
| 4 | Internationally , there were already questions being asked about the place of sport in a time of war . |
| 5 | Marot won comfortably in 2:30:55 ; Rasmussen finished two minutes later , in 2:32:58 with Olga Appell of Mexico taking third place in a time of 2:33:18 . |
| 6 | ‘ The celebrations which took place to mark the centenary of the Diocese in 1978 took place in a time of great change . |
| 7 | The reassertion and manipulation of ‘ traditional ’ values to maintain continuity in a time of rapid change and to preserve national identity and order have frequently been undertaken by countries facing an external ( or internal ) threat . |
| 8 | With a motor and tyres made from plumber 's tubing , their entry had to be able to travel three metres and to carry a weight — and they proved to the judges that it could and it completed the distance in a time of 8.5 secs . |
| 9 | Williams has another fancied runner in Donals Delight , which receives 4 metres , winning on Monday night in a time of 27.96 secs . |
| 10 | Britain and the United States have expressed concern about the Earth Summit in Rio saying that industrial nations can not afford expensive environmental protection in a time of recession . |
| 11 | In addition to insufficient budget in a time of deep recession we now realise that TECs are facing an unmanageable task . |
| 12 | That 's hardly a sensible slogan in a time of recession , with more people being made redundant every day . |
| 13 | Duncan and Lisburn 's Neil McGrann were side by side after 50 metres , but it was the Ards swimmer who produced that little bit extra and came home a comfortable winner in a time of 1.10.13 . |
| 14 | Graham finished the 2,500m course in a time of 1min 14.10sec , beating his brother by 0.36sec . |
| 15 | Whilst it may seem that Standing Committee are abandoning Hong Kong Branch in a time of upheaval in the colony , the 1991 A.G.M. also resolved that the Branch should be provided with the opportunity of reformation in the future if formally requested to do so by the ‘ Chairperson ’ of the now disestablished ‘ Branch ’ . |
| 16 | The Mallaby Committee concentrated on the problems presented for local government recruitment in a time of full employment and a declining number of eighteen-year-olds entering the labour market . |
| 17 | By John Roman Baker , comprising Crying Celibate Tears , The Ice Pick and Freedom to Party , these award-winning plays explore man 's relation to man in a time of crisis , where the war against the HIV virus is at is fiercest . |
| 18 | The European Community is the economic anchor of the New Europe , a force for stability in a time of turbulence . |
| 19 | Gold and silver coins tended to be used as bullion and their metal value was an important consideration in a time of inflation , but a base metal coin could have a very long life . |
| 20 | This all reflects the important part that political organizations played in the Edwardian era , for when politicians needed means of communication and organization in a time of crisis it was to the parties rather than to the state that they turned for the machinery and the expertise ; it was not to be the same in 1939 , with consequent effects on the state of the local parties by 1945 . |
| 21 | Robert Bossu had pursued the dispute here to Shrewsbury in search of diversion in a time of frustration and inaction , a pity he must be denied the best of the joke that was so much more than merely a joke . |
| 22 | Set against the sweeping backdrop of adventure on the high seas , TREASURE ISLAND charts a boy 's search for treasure in a time of danger and piracy . |
| 23 | Such a choice accords with both the political traditions of the area and the perceived need for a strong , decisive executive in a time of economic , social and political turmoil . |
| 24 | Catherine Coey was the first woman to cross the line in a time of 45min 57sec . |
| 25 | The fastest Farnham Road Club pairing of A. Lloyd-Langston and B. Robinson recorded a time of 54 mins. 18 seconds , although the result may have been different , with M. Barrett finishing solo in a time of 54–47 after his partner , D. Wright , had to retire with mechanical trouble . |
| 26 | Already by 1890 there had been a big improvement in the relations of the Papacy with governments conscious of Roman Catholicism 's contribution to social order in a time of revolutionary fears . |
| 27 | ‘ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep ’ is set on Earth in a time after ‘ world war terminus ’ . |
| 28 | Having been issued in another era , all of these stocks have low coupon rates ( from 2 ½%; to 4% ) and hence their market value in a time of high nominal interest rates tends to be low . |