period

Example Sentences

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He continued: "We should have raised it with the United States and, if necessary, closed down cooperation, but we failed to do that for a considerable period of time."

From BBC

For the uninitiated, a no-spend challenge is just what it sounds like: a set period — usually a week or a pay cycle — when you put discretionary spending on hold.

From Salon

"Bradley will undergo surgery in the coming days and then begin a period of rehabilitation."

From Barron's

He added that “we need to get the economics right to be able to continue to invest that money and not go through these huge episodic periods of losing money.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A council spokesman said the dogs were only in the authority's care for a "short statutory period".

From BBC