indeterminate period

collocation in English

meaningsofindeterminateandperiod

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indeterminate
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nət/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈtɝː.mɪ.nət/
not measured, counted, or ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofindeterminateandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It seems odd to suggest that the compositional semantic interpretation most naturally associated with an expression should be held in abeyance for anindeterminateperiod, only to emerge later.
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We have been debating, in the ratherindeterminateperiodwhen night and day merged into each other, the question of transport.
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The provision should not be used to detain patients for anindeterminateperiodwithout proper consideration of their needs.
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We shall have anindeterminateperiodof direct rule now.
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It is another thing to put forward a packet which would be required for some quiteindeterminateperiod.
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In other words, he has to live in the fiat, without the cooker, for anindeterminateperiodbefore he can qualify.
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We have received assurances that the payments will be maintained for anindeterminateperiod.
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Their role is, in effect, more akin to a sentencing one, for it is only on the board's recommendation that anyindeterminateperiodof detention can become determinate.
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What we must face is that there is the problem that we have thisindeterminateperiodbetween the awards, and we must make some provision for that.
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In effect, that means that patients will be deprived of an effective watchdog for anindeterminateperiod unless patients forums emerge from this process fully booted and spurred.
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I would have thought, in view of the comparatively brief period of qualification, it would not be necessary to have an applicant put on the register for anindeterminateperiod.
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Nationalised industries will like to feel that thisindeterminateperiodover the years has been brought to an end and that things are now on a proper basis.
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On the other hand, commitment for anindeterminateperiodwas more frequently imposed upon males than females.
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They were told that repossession of ownership had been postponed for anindeterminateperiod.
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This shielding allows him (and others) to survive in space for anindeterminateperiodof time.
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The oath is for anindeterminateperiod; no duration is specifically defined.
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But every few years, the winters become unusually warm or unusually cold, or the frequency of hurricanes increases or decreases, and the pattern sets in for anindeterminateperiod.
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Former inmates said that they were arrested, informed by the security officials that they had been charged with crimes, and then sent off to camps for indeterminate periods.
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