Example sentences of "of a few weeks [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | The decision to cut the federal funds rate — the level at which banks borrow from each other overnight — from 4 to 33/4 p.c. is a far cry from market concerns of a few weeks ago that the Fed might soon tighten monetary policy . |
2 | Guitarist Simon Walker left right at the end of recording and so , as of a few weeks ago , we have a brand-new House Of Love guitarist — ex-Woodentop Simon Mawby , fresh from playing funky Chic-style stuff behind Jimmy Somerville , and now in the unenviable position of trying to learn the new album while compressing three guitar parts into one in order to play it live . |
3 | ‘ Nevertheless , the atmosphere today compared to that of a few weeks ago is more conducive to a satisfactory settlement , ’ concluded Donald . |
4 | Duff Cooper , against all expectations of a few weeks before , won by a majority of nearly 6000 . |
5 | The Danuese allowed to participate were few in number and rigorously selected , mostly the same ‘ chiefs ’ who had voted for assimilation into the malai republic in the show referendum of a few weeks back . |