Example sentences of "[prep] 10 years ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the family sizes of women married in 1945 and in 1954 after 10 years ' marriage were 1.79 and 1.96 children respectively — a difference of only 10 per cent . |
| 2 | Earned PhD in agricultural science , preferably in plant breeding or agronomy ; minimum of 10 years ' experience in agricultural research and training ; three years ' experience working in a multidisciplinary team in a developing country , international organisation , or bilateral program ; management experience ; ability to work collaboratively with scientists of different disciplines and nationalities . |
| 3 | Due to be sentenced on Feb. 7 , 1992 , Keating faced a maximum penalty of 10 years ' imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 . |
| 4 | Although by rights she was not eligible , Mozart not having fulfilled his qualifying period of 10 years ' court service , the emperor was inclined to be generous . |
| 5 | Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine has taken no action against 56 of the 79 English waste disposal authorities which have failed to fulfil their legal obligation of 10 years ' standing to draw up plans for waste disposal . |
| 6 | The Lithuanian citizenship law , passed by the parliament on Dec. 5 , had established the criteria of 10 years ' residence in Lithuania , knowledge of the language and the Constitution , and a source of income , and had prohibited dual citizenship . |
| 7 | The Middle East Economic Digest of March 20 , citing a Jordanian economist , Fahed Fanek , said that the London Club creditors had agreed to reschedule US$500 million over 20 years , including 10 years ' grace . |
| 8 | G Lawrence of Great Barr , Birmingham is a police dog handler with 10 years ' experience of owning German Shepherd dogs . |
| 9 | As a home economist with 10 years ' experience in consumer products , and mother of three young boys , she has first-hand experience of tackling practical problems . |
| 10 | As a home economist with 10 years ' experience in consumer products , and mother of three young boys , she has first-hand experience of tackling practical problems . |
| 11 | Repayments on 86 per cent of this total would be rescheduled over 20 years ( with a 10-year grace period ) and on the remaining 14 per cent over 15 years ( with 10 years ' grace ) . |
| 12 | Fariz provided no details of the amounts involved , but said that the accord provided a 10-year repayment period with 10 years ' grace for official debt originally due for repayment between 1991 and mid-1993 . |
| 13 | In fairness none of them appeared at the Berlin show that began only two days after Paris , a show signalling a new frontier for the German manufacturers , who may just , in 10 years ' time , give the French as much to think about as the Japanese do . |
| 14 | As Western governments struggle from decision to decision , making up instant policies as they react , the need is for vision and imagination : a willingness to think the previously unthinkable , to sort out in their minds what sort of Europe they would like to have created in 10 years ' time . |
| 15 | Undaunted by Sony 's arrival in the market , the New Zealander thinks that the electronic stills camera will be the size of a credit-card calculator in 10 years ' time . |
| 16 | If we do the same tests in 10 years ' time , we almost certainly will not get the same set of results . ’ |
| 17 | In 10 years ' time as mainframes become more powerful , he reckons , this figure is more likely to be 500 . |
| 18 | No seat on the board in 10 years ' time ! ’ |
| 19 | My husband who earns good money , gets a pension in 10 years ' time and he says we 'll return then . |
| 20 | Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years ' time if they continue to multiply at this rate . |
| 21 | I do not want to know what she intends doing in a year 's time or in 10 years ' time , because she will not be in government then . |
| 22 | Using the following information about three government bonds with the same maturity date ( in 10 years ' time ) , calculate the spot yield for year 10 ( assuming annual coupon payments ) : |
| 23 | In December 1983 he was sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment for ‘ opposing the revolution ’ . |
| 24 | Accountants , lawyers and other professionals who engage in such business would face enormous fines and up to 10 years ' imprisonment . |
| 25 | He was sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment which he is currently serving in Guanajay Prison . |
| 26 | Clause 2 recommends that the maximum penalty for assisting a prisoner to escape should be increased from five to 10 years ' imprisonment . |
| 27 | A 21-year old university student , Lim Su Kyong , was sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment on Feb. 5 for making an unauthorized trip to North Korea to promote Korean reunification by attending the 13th World Youth and Student Festival held in Pyongyang in July 1989 [ see p. 36816 ] . |
| 28 | The more liberal law replaced one from 1867 which declared abortion a criminal offence punishable by up to 10 years ' imprisonment . |
| 29 | The agents , who were sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment for sinking the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior and killing one of its crew in Auckland harbour in 1985 , were released into French custody in return for $7,000,000 in compensation and a guarantee that they would be confined at the French military base on Hao atoll for three years . |
| 30 | Yusef Salaam , 16 , Raymond Santana , 15 , and Antron McCray , 16 , the three youths convicted in August of participating in the rape and assault of a jogger in Central Park , New York City , were given maximum sentences of five to 10 years ' imprisonment on Sept. 11 . |