Example sentences of "in a time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This kind of paper , in use in the 25 years up to 1914 but revived in recent times , also places the EZRA POUND photographs in a time outside the present — suggesting , perhaps a vision of Venice in the time of the " Belle Epoque " when Pound first came to Europe as a young man and revolutionized poetics in the English language . |
| 2 | * Technical note : like last week to ensure a fair contest , all extracts have been given the same epistolary format that Bragg used in A Time To Dance . |
| 3 | Set against the sweeping backdrop of adventure on the high seas , TREASURE ISLAND charts a boy 's search for treasure in a time of danger and piracy . |
| 4 | This very high participation rate was due to the fast turnover in membership , especially of the chairmen , who were very poorly paid in a time of rapid inflation . |
| 5 | To sum up : in a time of unprecedented expansion of world trade Britain , the nation of shopkeepers , paid itself higher wages for producing very little more , while putting up its prices much faster than its competitors . |
| 6 | They held each other close , deriving comfort from one another , being sisters in a time of crisis . |
| 7 | Poland 's Isabella Zatorska , in her marathon debut , took the women 's $5000 in a time of 2:38:05 with Soviet Valentina Lunyegova right on her heels and another Pole , Czeskawa Mentlewicz narrowly squeezing under 2:40 to make the national squad . |
| 8 | Marot won comfortably in 2:30:55 ; Rasmussen finished two minutes later , in 2:32:58 with Olga Appell of Mexico taking third place in a time of 2:33:18 . |
| 9 | But in a time of rapid change it is difficult always to separate the two . |
| 10 | Lammert is also keen to shorten the stay of each student at university , but is aware of how difficult and unpopular this would be in a time of high unemployment . |
| 11 | Eamonn Martin of Basildon AC ran away from the large entry of 2,200 runners to win in a time of 40 mins. 29 secs . |
| 12 | The fastest Farnham Road Club pairing of A. Lloyd-Langston and B. Robinson recorded a time of 54 mins. 18 seconds , although the result may have been different , with M. Barrett finishing solo in a time of 54–47 after his partner , D. Wright , had to retire with mechanical trouble . |
| 13 | With a motor and tyres made from plumber 's tubing , their entry had to be able to travel three metres and to carry a weight — and they proved to the judges that it could and it completed the distance in a time of 8.5 secs . |
| 14 | ‘ The celebrations which took place to mark the centenary of the Diocese in 1978 took place in a time of great change . |
| 15 | In a time of economic recession such as that of the early 1990s , there is a strong case not only for low interest rates but also for increased public expenditure , especially on roads , bridges , airports and other civic needs , and on unemployment compensation and welfare payments , all to employ or protect the unemployed and those otherwise adversely affected . |
| 16 | In 1856-57 , in a time of drought , Vir Narayan Singh mobilised peasants in the interior forest . |
| 17 | That 's hardly a sensible slogan in a time of recession , with more people being made redundant every day . |
| 18 | Julie 's high-achieving life seemed as if it would continue on its upward curve with her two companies both doing well in a time of recession . |
| 19 | If pass rates are low , there are knee-jerk allegations of a quota ; if the number passing in a time of recession is large , people get worried about the effects on the job market . |
| 20 | Graham finished in a time of 10hrs 07mins 40secs , not bad considering the terror canoe section , but this season he is convinced that he can knock as much as an hour off that effort with more intense training and kinder weather . |
| 21 | THE Bildeston Bounders 10km race was won by Nigel Powley of Felixstowe Road Runners in a time of 31 mins 34 secs . |
| 22 | This book is about how to be a successful schoolteacher in a time of uncertainty , change , increased pressures and conflicting demands . |
| 23 | The operation of Market Forces in a time of falling roles , coupled with the possibility of opting-out , and competition from , for example , the City Technology Colleges ( if they finally take off ) means that schools may face hard choices between promoting a philosophy to which they are committed , and pulling in the punters . |
| 24 | Rich planet though Stalinvast was , real food could n't necessarily be guaranteed in a hive city , even in an Empire Hotel ; not least in a time of strife . |
| 25 | Some may find it surprising nevertheless that in a time of cut-backs in state spending , thousands of millions of pounds have been spent on youth training since 1981 . |
| 26 | Already by 1890 there had been a big improvement in the relations of the Papacy with governments conscious of Roman Catholicism 's contribution to social order in a time of revolutionary fears . |
| 27 | These are the findings of market research group International Data Corp in a report entitled ‘ The Hardware Maintenance and Customer Service Market 1992 — Strategies in a Time of Crisis ’ . |
| 28 | We looked in vain in Siemens AG 's first half report on Monday for any mention of its Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG computer subsidiary , and with all the dreadful economic news coming out of Germany , it began to assume the air of the dog that did n't bark : Siemens said of its overall business that it did not show any revival in the first half , and that continued economic decline affected domestic business and led to a decline in incoming orders , and there was no recovery in its foreign business ; laying it on with a trowel , Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's leading economic advisor was quoted on Tuesday as saying that German workers failed to recognise the danger of high wages in a time of recession , and that German products were too expensive for world markets as wage increases outpaced growth in productivity , and earlier , Siemens Nixdorf had had to rebut a magazine report that its losses would be even worse this year , saying that it was certain that its results would improve this fiscal year ; the article , in Manager Magazin , also said that Siemens was looking for a replacement for Siemens Nixdorf management board chairman Hans-Dieter Wiedig , and added that plans to reduce the workforce to 41,000 by 1995 from 47,200 at the end of February could well be accelerated . |
| 29 | Many believe it would be political suicide to restrict criteria for unemployment benefit in a time of recession and high unemployment , and income support is already so low that there seems little scope for cuts there . |
| 30 | The 1974 Press Commission suggested the evenings ' decline was due to their rapid increase in price in the early 1970s , the effects of TV , changing family budgets in a time of inflation , and the growth of evening papers in commuter towns . |