Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] a [adj] period of " in BNC.
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1 | Even though some minor changes may subsequently be necessary in order to conform with the directive , the government does n't want to risk a further period of delay before bringing these necessary measures into effect . |
2 | EU has a range of from 6 to 7 and is said to have a rough period of 60 days , though I have never found much evidence of it . |
3 | Most obviously , both women and men can expect to have a recognizable period of ‘ old age ’ when they have ceased paid work , the creation of a standard age of retirement from work being a twentieth century phenomenon . |
4 | Applying these principles , pneumonia need not be treated if , on the facts , to do so would mean that the patient recovered to endure a further period of discomfort , pain , or inevitable , distressing deterioration . |
5 | Manufacturing and mining made just as heavy demands on child labour , although here the problem was not seasonal but one of whether parents could afford to buy a brief period of schooling before the child entered full-time employment . |
6 | The document also contains a clause stating that each EC country can continue to give a longer period of maternity leave , which must be paid at 80% of women 's wages . |
7 | In the main , staff have to complete a qualifying period of service ( often two or three years ) before they qualify for this . |