limited period

collocation in English

meaningsoflimitedandperiod

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limited
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
us
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.t̬ɪd/
small in amount ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/
us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition oflimitedandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflimited period

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But it only lasted alimitedperiodof time.
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The amount of practice at one particular time or during alimitedperiodis another.
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Observations were made over alimitedperiodof six days to minimize variance.
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Differential irrigation was applied for alimitedperiodin the second, third and fourth years after planting.
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Therefore, the second proposition must reflect a role that is assumed for alimitedperiodof time.
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Alimitedperiodis affected.
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There is nolimitedperiod?
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What is thatlimitedperiod?
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What does "limitedperiod" mean?
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That is a verylimitedperiod.
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That scheme was for alimitedperiod.
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It is for alimitedperiod.
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These are normally of alimitedperiod.
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What is a specificlimitedperiod?
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The appointment is for alimitedperiod.
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That was alimitedperiodof time.
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Sales of real estate which recognized the seller's right of redemption were allowed, as were sales specifying alimitedperiodof ownership.
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The phonological store's function is to hold verbal, speech-based material for alimitedperiodof time (1 to 2 s).
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Persistent impairment of insulin secretary response to glucose in adult rats afterlimitedperiodof protein-calorie malnutrition early in life.
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As a corollary, the privatisation case-study demonstrates that there is alimitedperiodin which presidential leadership can maintain such high levels of acceptance.
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The initial wave of such immigrants consisted of guest workers who were expected to stay for only alimitedperiodof time.
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In the making or recording of the aerial view, the view becomes an event - something that occurred within alimitedperiodof time.
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To lend for a strictlylimitedperiodis another matter.
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That is for alimitedperiodof five years.
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