considerable period
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsiderableandperiod
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considerable
adjective
uk/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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period
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Allocations policies currently operated by most social landlords have evolved incrementally over aconsiderableperiod.
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Policies developed within that period will not affect spending substantially for aconsiderableperiod.
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For aconsiderableperiodof time, musicians and music educators disparaged the gramophone.
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However, aconsiderableperiodof time elapsed before any such action was taken.
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As the above figures show, aconsiderableperiodelapsed between emergence and the first oviposition by a female.
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How can one account for the fact that this characteristic tension seems to be upheld over aconsiderableperiod?
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It is aconsiderableperiod.
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That is aconsiderableperiod.
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I tried to argue, though, that there must have been aconsiderableperiodof overlap, in which language consisted of both vocal and manual gestures.
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I think it can only mean that there is aconsiderableperiodwhen the eggs though apparently mature are actually not ready for deposition.
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It may mean aconsiderableperiod.
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That is aconsiderableperiodof time.
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Five years is aconsiderableperiod.
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The price has been going up over aconsiderableperiod.
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Integration must take aconsiderableperiodafter that.
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We have had experience of it over aconsiderableperiod.
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Those raids had been sporadically continuing for aconsiderableperiod.
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The offensive must have been planned over aconsiderableperiod.
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That is aconsiderableperiodof some 16½ months.
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That has been going on for aconsiderableperiod.
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Of course, it has been falling for aconsiderableperiod.
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Others will require aid for aconsiderableperiod.
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The national insurance reimbursement is spread over aconsiderableperiod.
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We have pressed for this over aconsiderableperiod.
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Its loss would not be noticed for aconsiderableperiod.
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