Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [verb] for [art] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | He proposed on June 22 that the four allies ' rights and responsibilities should be extended for a period of five years after unification , and that only then would Germany have the sovereign right to conclude international agreements such as a treaty of membership of NATO . |
| 2 | In other words , revenue should be shown for the period in which it is earned and not when it is paid . |
| 3 | It did suggest that the principles of confidentiality should be preserved for a period of fifteen years instead of thirty , but that there should be no new machinery for enforcement since offenders would carry the risk of social and political sanctions , and , of course , if they came within the rubric of any existing legal restraint , such as the Official Secrets Act , they would run the risk of legal proceedings . |
| 4 | All action to carry out the merger must be suspended for a period of three weeks from the date of its complete notification . |
| 5 | For this purpose suitable young men , it was sometimes proposed , might be attached for a period at the beginning of their careers to their country 's foreign ministry . |
| 6 | Kenneth Clarke , when Home Secretary , announced the establishment of secure training centres where young people aged up to fifteen years could be sentenced for a period of up to two years . |
| 7 | Interest rates may be fixed for the period of the loan or , as is often the case , expressed as a percentage of the standard base rate ( such as the London inter-bank overnight rate ) . |
| 8 | When waves break it has been observed that a jet of water at the crest of the wave may move forward with twice the velocity of the wave as a whole , so that high pressures may be exerted for a period of a second or two on the cliff face . |
| 9 | Mail messages may be retained for a period of time after initial inspection . |
| 10 | b ) the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which , under this Order , are to be brought to a conclusion after that time shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion . |
| 11 | ( 4 ) If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 stands over from an earlier day , the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which under this Order are to be brought to a conclusion on that day shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion . |
| 12 | When a student in receipt of grant aid transfers on educational grounds — on the recommendation of the University — to another designated course either at the same university or another institution , the grant will be continued for the period required to complete the new course , provided that the transfer takes place within 16 months of the date of the student 's registration on his/her initial course . |
| 13 | The rate of interest will be determined by Midland Life and will be paid for the period from the date of receipt of your money by Midland Life to the date it is returned to you . |
| 14 | If so , the guarantee will be renegotiated for a period of two years and Harley will receive a royalty on sales of two per cent . ’ |