Example sentences of "within a [det] month of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few months of its publication the government had launched a huge inquiry into pensions which was to produce a series of changes — including the right of employees changing jobs to either take a pension with them , or leave it with the previous employer and have it uprated in line with the retail price index up to a maximum of 5 per cent . |
| 2 | Jacques was also fortunate in that within a few months of taking up his appointment , the government 's public expenditure restrictions imposed in the economic crisis of 1931 were relaxed in 1935- 36 with the restoration of progressive grants and the encouragement of new provision in adult education , outlined in the Board of Education 's Circular 1444 . |
| 3 | We lived in a house at the end of an eighteenth-century mews , and my son Simon was born in November 1959 , within a few months of our moving to Windsor . |
| 4 | Within a few months of reaching its greatest height , nothing remained of it but a heap of rubble . |
| 5 | The possibility of a title going ‘ out of print ’ if selection decisions are delayed must also be considered — though this is unlikely if orders are placed within a few months of publication . |
| 6 | Within a few months of arriving in Blackpool , Luff announced his five year plan to transform the Undertaking , changed the livery to ivory and green , and introduced a streamlined tramcar as the prototype of a new fleet ( see p. 65 ) . |
| 7 | Within a few months of its launch , everything from Mercedes to Metros were available for monthly payments buyers could only dream of before . |
| 8 | You can expect to see a visible improvement within a few months of regular practice . |
| 9 | Within a few months of her husband 's tragic death Annette knew she had to do something which would still involve her in politics . |
| 10 | If employees leave their organisations within a few months of relocation , the heavy financial investment in them will be wasted . |
| 11 | My paternal grandparents had died within a few months of each other whilst she was training , and as Grandfather had tied up all his savings in annuity for my grandmother , none of his children had inherited anything from him . |
| 12 | Yet within a few months of Richard 's returning to school he had moved in with Philip , leaving his own family to do so . |
| 13 | In November 1558 , she was succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth , who within a few months of coming to the throne had authorized a new religious settlement which once again left the country officially Protestant . |
| 14 | Within a few months of Labour 's election victory , Herbert Morrison , who had overall charge of labour 's nationalisation programme , confirmed the Government 's intention of nationalising electricity and other fuel industries . |
| 15 | Within a few months of his execution a comment in the Notable British Trials volume which dealt with his case put this misgiving into perspective . |
| 16 | Within a few months of his resignation he was politically dead ; and the repose lost its savour as soon as it was uninterrupted by forced returns to the grindstone . |
| 17 | Within a few months of publication , however , Sony unveiled the first handheld , self-contained CD-ROM system , launching it first in Japan and then in Europe and the United States . |
| 18 | Within a few months of its establishment the National Curriculum Council had produced reports on the in-service training of maths and science teachers in the operation of the national curriculum and on attainment targets and study programmes in maths and science . |
| 19 | This is done for its own sake but it is found that the primary sufferer will quite commonly seek treatment through his or her appropriate Anonymous Fellowship within a few months of the family member seeking his or her own recovery . |
| 20 | Cocks married in 1688 Frances , daughter of Richard Neville of Billingbear , Berkshire , and within a few months of being widowed , in 1724 , took as his second wife Mary , daughter of William Bethell of Swindon . |
| 21 | His recall of the Parlement of Paris within a few months of his accession , his failure to support his radically reforming Controller-General Turgot ( 1774–76 ) , showed that he was no more able than his grandfather to withstand the opposition of the privileged groups . |
| 22 | All these developments certainly happened within a few months of each other . |
| 23 | The steps would be : ( i ) the drafting by CODESA within a few months of a constitution for a transitional government ; ( ii ) a national referendum on the transitional constitution , probably before the end of the year ; ( iii ) a general election to choose a new multiracial parliament and government , the composition of both to be determined by the transitional constitution [ see p. 38422 for NP 's views on composition of both bodies ] ; ( iv ) the commencement of rule by the transitional government , on the authority of the transitional parliament , which would take over from CODESA as the negotiating forum for the " final " constitution ; and ( v ) adoption of the final constitution , probably with another referendum . |
| 24 | Yet within a few months of starting the technique here two men were badly injured in a roof fall . |
| 25 | He repudiated the oath by which he had restored to the Holy See the ecclesiastical rights and privileges enjoyed by the emperors and the kings of Sicily and within a few months of his coronation he began to progress down into Italy . |