prescribed period

collocation in English

meaningsofprescribedandperiod

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prescribed
adjective
uk
/prɪˈskraɪbd/us
/prɪˈskraɪbd/
set by a rule ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofprescribedandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is no legallyprescribedperiodfor observations on written appeals.
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For these classes theprescribedperiodof annual leave is fourteen days, and the privileges as regards sick pay, pension, etc.
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You can only grant one-sixth of the actual payments the trade union has made to its members over aprescribedperiod.
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This amendment will enable regulations to provide for the expiry and renewal of the registration of all fishing vessels after aprescribedperiod.
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We do not think it unreasonable that readers who keep books longer than theprescribedperiodshould pay small fines.
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It is for them to say what is theprescribedperiod.
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Clause 2(1,c) reduces theprescribedperiodof desertion from the three years under the present law to two years.
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It is not given automatically to clerks who have served theprescribedperiod.
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This means that a plant breeder's right will be granted for aprescribedperiodand for no longer.
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The second way is to abolish fee-charging agencies within a reasonableprescribedperiod, in the meantime controlling them.
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On page 2, line 46, reference is made to "the amount of the employer's contributions payments for anyprescribedperiod".
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I asked in my speech whether the married woman would have to satisfy oneprescribedperiodor a currentprescribedperiod.
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The clause refers to income support being available "in prescribed circumstances and for aprescribedperiod" to 16 and 17-year-olds.
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That clause never came into operation since the first exploitation company was duly formed within theprescribedperiod.
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All legal systems contain provisions for the extinction or barring of stale claims after aprescribedperiod.
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The only requirement is to have completed aprescribedperiodof apprenticeship.
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It seems to me that probably theprescribedperiodof seven days will, in fact, be extended.
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Assistance paid for days beyond theprescribedperiodis ordinarily recovered, unless repayment would cause hardship.
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What happens if it uses material which came from an enemy source before the end of theprescribedperiod?
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Theprescribedperiodof two years is shorter than is provided for under the subsequent paragraph, where five years is the basis.
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