Example sentences of "only for a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grimsbury Secondary Modern was on the other side of the town , and had to be accommodated — I believe it was , successfully — within the plans , but only for a transitional period . |
| 2 | The complexity was intended to last only for a transitional period . |
| 3 | If she is severely disturbed emotionally , above the level normally expected in bereavement , and if she can not sleep , he may prescribe tranquillisers and a night sedative ; but this will usually be only for a limited period to help her over a particularly bad patch , as he will not want her to become addicted to these drugs , which if taken for too long may delay the normal grieving process which she will need to experience if she is to make a satisfactory recovery . |
| 4 | If a group wittingly shares an attitude over a relevant issue but does so only for a limited period of time before falling into disarray , it would be difficult to refer to the group as an elite in any meaningful sense since the outcomes would be insignificant . |
| 5 | The UK had maintained that rates should be left for the market to decide , and had demanded the indefinite maintenance of discretionary zero rating for sensitive items ( the Commission 's position being that zero rating would be tolerated only for a limited period ) . |
| 6 | The battle of the Catalaunian Plains was proof that the imperial policy could work , if only for a limited period of time . |
| 7 | It says that about 98,000 young people go missing annually , sometimes only for a short period . |
| 8 | We then test them thoroughly — but often only for a short period as we wish to get the latest fishkeeping news — including the latest products — straight to our readers . |
| 9 | In the end we all agree that AZT is an effective drug , but only for a short period . ’ |
| 10 | It seems that Gainsborough produced such works as favours for important clients , but only for a short period in his career , later preferring oil on paper for smaller portraits of this sort . |
| 11 | Only for a short period in the mid-1980s , when commodity prices and demand for semi-conductors slumped , did Malaysia risk hitting its borrowing ceiling . |
| 12 | Whether or not these jobs were available only for a short period of time , they were regarded by their holders as temporary . |
| 13 | This is a natural condition before menarche , and it re-occurs after menopause , during pregnancy as well as after abortion or birth ( post-partum amenorrhoea ) that lasts for some months even if the women does not breastfeed or nurses only for a short period . |
| 14 | The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period . |
| 15 | But they do , they get paid a lot of money but only for a short period of time . |
| 16 | In the event , two professors — Moorcroft and Coleman — were appointed , but only for a brief period . |
| 17 | Fifty years later they captured Delphi , if only for a brief period . |