Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , anything suggested by the Progressive Democrats has to be automatically suspect , on the grounds that the Pee Dees are a miserable bunch of motherfuckers who , when Sam Snort grasps the reins of power , will all be rounded up and interned for an indefinite period . |
| 2 | Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years . |
| 3 | In addition , the copyright monopoly is only given for a certain period of time ( eg in the UK , 50 years from the end of the year in which the author dies ) , but databases are usually continuously updated with new information , therefore does the protection period keep changing ? |
| 4 | Therefore , in the subsequent 56 patients adjuvant therapy with chenodeoxycholic acid 7 mg/kg/day and ursodeoxycholic acid 5 mg/kg/ day was given for an arbitrary period of three months after the procedure . |
| 5 | These data are given for the post-war period in Figure 2.1 . |
| 6 | The mill-pond was drained for a three-year period in order to allow some necessary excavation . |
| 7 | Even where such process does not demonstrate the incompatibility of the firms seeking a merger it will frequently happen that the actual merger will need to be delayed for an agreed period so as to phase in the new arrangements . |
| 8 | The trial judge granted the possession order , holding that , although the premises had been occupied for the requisite period , there was no adverse possession here because there was an implied licence . |
| 9 | In the year it joins the group , its results are included for the whole period . |
| 10 | The company of some elderly relatives can only be enjoyed for a limited period at the end of a busy day , and long evenings — every evening — spent together can be a strain on all concerned in different ways . |
| 11 | The state forces children to be educated for a given period , if necessary against the parents ' wishes or indifference . |
| 12 | In particular , the Company promised in the advertisement to pay £100 to anyone who contracted influenza after using a carbolic smoke ball as instructed for a specified period . |
| 13 | Mrs. Carlill saw the advertisement , purchased a smoke ball , used it as instructed for the specified period and nevertheless caught ‘ flu . |
| 14 | It assumed that models of rehabilitation valuing people through work , which had been established at such hospitals at Netherne , could be applied for an indefinite period with all patients being potential benefactors . |
| 15 | An undertaking not to compete with the business transferred for a specific period within a specific geographical area will commonly be given by the vendor to the purchaser ( see Clause 15 of the Standard Sale Agreement — Appendix III ) . |
| 16 | Fifteen years ago they began to offer market-related interest rates on wholesale deposits , deposits in excess of a large minimum , made for a fixed period of time . |
| 17 | The advantage to the depositor is that the certificate is tradable so that , although the deposit is made for a fixed period , he or she can have use of the funds earlier by selling the certificate to a third party at a price which will reflect the period to run to maturity and the current level of interest rates . |
| 18 | ( 2 ) It is generally acceptable to state that an offer will not be made for a particular period of time . |
| 19 | CND had planned a number of marches in London for that summer but they were affected by a ban on all public processions ( other than those traditionally held ) in the Metropolitan Police District which was imposed for a twenty-eight-day period by the Metropolitan Police Commissioner , with the consent of the Home Secretary , under section 3 of the Public Order Act 1936 . |
| 20 | In the Chandni Chowk shopkeepers boarded up their premises , buried their treasure and prepared for a long period of unrest . |
| 21 | If the site chosen is in the opinion of the local authority not suitable for the carrying on of an offensive trade , being for example too near to residential properties then consent may be refused , or granted for a limited period or subject to conditions . |
| 22 | This appears to be subject to an exception where the licence was granted for a limited period of time and for a specific purpose . |
| 23 | This is referred to in the legislation as ‘ permission granted for a limited period only ’ . |
| 24 | The concession was granted for a 20-year period , ending in 2011 . |
| 25 | This concession will be granted for an initial period of five years with possible extension after that . |
| 26 | And at whatever time of the year you visit Edinburgh , there are the art galleries and museums — though the priceless and vulnerable collection of Turner water-colours can only be seen for a short period in winter . |
| 27 | Corticosteroids , if used for a prolonged period , can cause a type of dependency . |
| 28 | Some fish are , in any case , unusually sensitive and may not come round , even after the recommended amount is used for the correct period . |
| 29 | ‘ This is one that Alan has had for a long period of time , ’ Mr Cross said . |
| 30 | Held , allowing the appeal and substituting a period of postponement not to exceed six months ( Sir George Waller dissenting ) , that for the purposes of making an order for sale in favour of a trustee in bankruptcy under s. 30 of the Law of Property Act 1925 no distinction was to be made between a case where a property was being enjoyed as the matrimonial home and one where it had ceased to be so used ; that where a spouse , having a beneficial interest in such property , had become bankrupt , the interests of the creditors would usually prevail over the interests of the other spouse and a sale of the property ordered within a short period ; that only in exceptional circumstances , more than the ordinary consequences of debt and improvidence , could the interests of the other spouse prevail so as to enable an order for sale to be postponed for a substantial period ; and that , accordingly , since the circumstances of the wives and their children , albeit distressing , were not exceptional , the order sought by the trustee should be made . |