Example sentences of "to six years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Training is based on up to six years ' relevant job experience and includes on average two to three years ' study . |
| 2 | Lee Anthony Roberts , aged 20 , the sex offender scarred for life when his five-year-old victim 's mother poured boiling water over his trousers , had his nine-year youth custody sentence for rape , imposed at Exeter Crown Court in November last year , cut to six years yesterday by the Court of Appeal . |
| 3 | It is not surprising that the course in Baptist and Congregational colleges ran to six years : there was a lot of ground to cover . |
| 4 | This was reduced from eight to six years by the Court of Appeal in 1990 , but the court then ruled that his remaining two grounds of appeal could not be argued in the light of the 1984 Lords decision . |
| 5 | They were each sentenced to six years ' imprisonment , but were released on bail pending an appeal which has still to be heard . |
| 6 | Mrs Mandela , who was sentenced to six years imprisonment for complicity to kidnap and assault , is free on bail pending an appeal . |
| 7 | CARLO de Benedetti , chairman of the Olivetti group , was sentenced yesterday to six years and four months in jail for his part in the fraudulent collapse of Roberto Calvi 's Banco Ambrosiano . |
| 8 | Up to six years of cereal cash crops with a single ‘ root break ’ in the middle , followed by a two- or three-year ley is now typical : animals have practically disappeared from arable farms . |
| 9 | Although young children ( say , from eighteen months to six years ) can be quarrelsome ( as we shall see in chapter 8 ) , pro-social actions may be seen in some 10–20 per cent of all social contacts . |
| 10 | The president of the AIF , Carl Walske , says : ‘ The challenge of the industry and the [ Nuclear Regulatory Commission ] is to squeeze construction time down to six years as a rule , rather than the exception . ’ |
| 11 | Three to six years later tall herbs take over ; in Sheffield we find rosebay willow-herb , tansy ( Tanacetum vulgare ) , goat 's rue ( Galega officinalis ) , wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium ) , mugwort ( A. vulgaris ) and occasionally golden rod ( Solidago canadensis ) among others . |
| 12 | Then three to six years later , tall herbs take over ( centre ) . |
| 13 | It is also in this period ( roughly from the age of three to six years ) when sexual identity is established — usually with the same-sex parent providing the role model . |
| 14 | The costs are low enough for the schemes to be applied to whole towns … it is estimated that the measures will be amortized within three to six years on account of saved accident costs . ’ |
| 15 | In particular , the time in which to make a claim to carry back surplus advance corporation tax should be extended from two to six years . |
| 16 | Once appointed , members operate as individuals rather than delegates and serve for an initial term of two years , which their district may then extend by two additional terms to six years in all . |
| 17 | Surplus ACT can be recovered by carrying it back against prior year 's liabilities for up to six years . |
| 18 | I have been told that in these circumstances it is permissible from an audit point of view to write back debts that are over two years old , notwithstanding the provisions of the Statute of Limitations , giving the creditor the right to demand payment for up to six years . |
| 19 | BOXER Mike Tyson 's bid to get a new trial was thrown out of court yesterday — by the judge who sentenced him to six years for rape . |
| 20 | For instance , in November 1990 two brothers in Abbotabad were each sentenced to six years ' imprisonment and given a heavy fine for having preached about their faith . |
| 21 | If you have been missing out , you may be able to claim back anything you have lost for up to six years and should receive a tax rebate . |
| 22 | The project will be funded by the World Bank which is to provide loans totalling $130m over the next four to six years to pay for hardware , software , consultancy and data entry . |
| 23 | Nynex Corp 's Nynex CableComms unit has bought three of the eight UK cable television companies that Pacific Telesis Group Inc 's PacTel Cable UK Ltd put on the market last June ( CI No 1,943 ) : Nynex has taken the Greater Manchester , Bolton and Derby franchises and while it did not disclose terms , says it plans to invest £1,000m over the next five to six years to provide local telecommunications networks in its British franchise areas ; the companies it acquired are in franchise areas where it already operates . |
| 24 | The project will be funded by the World Bank which is to provide loans totalling $130m over the next four to six years to pay for hardware , software , consultancy and data entry . |
| 25 | He has three times had problems with his guards , putting back his release at least 45 days to May 1995 , after being sentenced to six years in 1991 for raping 19-year-old beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington . |
| 26 | That is expected to be in about four to six years . |
| 27 | The first national life tables ( 1842 ) already show that women enjoyed better survival than men at all ages , and their lead in expectation of life has expanded from two to six years . |
| 28 | To marry me in five to six years ! |
| 29 | In the MRC trial cancer mortality was assessed during prescription of atenolol for five to six years . |
| 30 | The general rule is that a claim for damages for breach of contract can be brought at any time up to six years after the breach occurred . |