Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a [adj] period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dickinson , a cautious man , advocated limited innovations — in particular an agreement among states to observe a cooling-off period in international disputes , during which mediation could proceed and public opinion could mobilize against war . |
| 2 | In the horse , T. axei has a prepatent period of 25 days while in game birds infected with T. tenuis it is only 10 days . |
| 3 | Islamic rule prescribes a 40-day period of abstinence , i.e. a " natural " period until the possible date of the first menstrual onset . |
| 4 | The coup attempt followed a prolonged period of economic recession within Trinidad and Tobago , which saw gross national product ( GNP ) fall by more than 30 per cent between 1982 and 1990 and unemployment rise to over 22 per cent . |
| 5 | A request by opposition parties to allow a transitional period during which the newly formed parties could prepare for elections was refused on the grounds that the election dates were specified in the Constitution . |
| 6 | Demonstrations flared up again after the Tajik Supreme Soviet accepted in emergency closed session on April 30 a proposal from Nabiyev to introduce a six-month period of presidential rule ; Kenjayev was reinstated as Supreme Soviet Chair on May 3 . |
| 7 | Following the revolution of 1905 Russia experienced a further period of rapid economic and social change . |
| 8 | Yet between the recognition of a dispute which may end in a trial and its actual arrival before the judge lies a lengthy period of negotiation before or during the operation of the formal pre-trial procedure . |
| 9 | At the end of the exercise have a short period of conversation while you concentrate on the fingertips on your larynx and on feeling the right degree of voice volume , your friend keeping check for you on the right amount of voice volume and indicating if it becomes too loud or too quiet . |
| 10 | Secondly , they may send both the documentation and the program to the potential purchaser allowing a limited period during which the package can be used and evaluated . |
| 11 | In every case the accused teacher suffered a lengthy period of suspension before being told that the allegation had been withdrawn or that no proceedings would be instituted against them . |
| 12 | Second , a large proportion of the older workers had a long period of service with the same company before being made redundant . |
| 13 | On Oct. 5 both chambers of the US Congress approved a foreign-aid appropriation for fiscal 1993 which included the hitherto controversial US$10,000 million loan guarantee package covering a five-year period in support of Israel 's settling of immigrants . |
| 14 | hatching of most eggs requires a prolonged period of chill followed by a mean day/night temperature of more than 100C , conditions which occur in late spring . |
| 15 | The new Regulations define a transitional period of 2 October 1992 to 31 December 1998 ( coinciding with the introduction of corporation tax Pay and File due in 1993 ) , during which provisional repayments in respect of accounting periods ending before 1 January 1999 are to be reduced by a prescribed percentage . |
| 16 | A student undergoes a prolonged period of performing stamina exercises aimed at raising the heart rate and improving overall fitness . |
| 17 | Silverpoint enjoyed a brief period of popularity in the 1890s when silverpoint kits , including specially prepared papers , were made commercially available by Winsor & Newton . |
| 18 | Mr Ball urged the Government not to whittle away mortgage relief and to have a neutral Budget to allow a longer period of stability . |
| 19 | Post-war Britain offers a suitable period in which to apply the concept of the social construction of old age . |
| 20 | Japan experienced a brief period of European contact in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries , but in 1639 the government of Japan , the Tokugawa ( Edo ) Bakufu , effectively severed all contact with the West . |
| 21 | Others , including the DHSS in their last report on the subject favour a gradual period of change with a move to small home-like settings , believing that radical changes could place unfair burdens on the families of mentally handicapped people if they are simply unable to place their children , on leaving school , in any other form of residence . |
| 22 | With the abolition of the monarchy came a brief period of rule by a Council of State elected by what was termed the Rump Parliament . |
| 23 | Whatever the arguments , teachers face a challenging period of adjustment — not just to the procedural formalities of the National Curriculum and its prescriptive content , but also to the psychology of regulation . |
| 24 | The Chilean Communist party was proscribed by dictator Ibáń0ez from 1927 to 1931 , and in Argentina the 1930 coup by the armed forces presaged a fifteen-year period of illegality for the PCA . |
| 25 | Following surgery to the heart or lungs , or any operation requiring a long period under anaesthesia , some patients fail to regain the ability to breathe independently and require mechanical assistance . |
| 26 | Moreover , the commitment of the state to provide education is still quantitatively controlled , in a sense in which the commitment of the National Health Service to provide medical care is not : for example , the state fixes a compulsory period of school attendance , defines the standards of provision in schools within the system , and indicates the stages and branches in which further commitments will be accepted . |
| 27 | Some eurobonds have a lock-up period of 90 days before they can be sold through the secondary markets to domestic investors . |
| 28 | The world entered a long-term period of recession and chronic unemployment , both of which at the time of writing seem to have become endemic to our advanced societies . |
| 29 | as far as I can gather , I do n't know , I 'd imagine where a line has a minimum period of three months rental |
| 30 | Further , from the time of an announcement of an auction until 28 days after it has been held , the Bank observes a fallow period during which it does not sell stock of a similar type to that being auctioned so as not to be seen to be depressing the price . |