Example sentences of "following a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pan American World Airways , formerly the largest airline in the USA , announced on Jan. 8 that it had filed for protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the US insolvency code , following a long period of almost continuous losses which industry sources put at $3,000 million . |
| 2 | Following a lengthy period of study he evolved a plan for inoculation . |
| 3 | COURTAULDS Films Polypropylene at Swindon as achieved registration to the prestigious ISO9002 quality assurance standard following a six-month period of preparation . |
| 4 | In 1922 , following a brief period of Home Rule Party — Sinn Féin rule , the abolition of proportional representation in Northern Ireland in local government elections and a readjustment of the ward boundaries enabled the Unionists to regain control of the corporation . |
| 5 | But following a brief period of panic sales in the immediate aftermath of the turmoil of 1905 , noble land sales slowed down markedly . |
| 6 | Following a brief period as a federation Indonesia in 1950 became a unitary state in which executive power resides in a President ( a position held since 1968 by Gen. ( retd ) Suharto ) who governs with the assistance of an appointed Cabinet . |
| 7 | The judge found that the substance of the post-termination commission clause was that in the event of termination following a prescribed period of service , commission would be paid to the plaintiff in respect of premiums actually paid under the relevant policies issued during his appointment but that it was subject to the proviso that the agent 's entitlement to such commission would cease if he entered into competing activities . |
| 8 | In February 1987 , following a 12-year period of military rule , a new Constitution was adopted by referendum [ see p. 35367 ] . |
| 9 | Following a subsequent period of stability a fresh wave of poor immigrants arrived between 1631 and 1660 , bringing the proportion of labourers up to 31·2 per cent . |