quarterly period

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quarterly
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˈkwɔː.təl.i/us
/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ.li/
done or produced four times ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofquarterlyandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Information on bed occupation is obtained from nightly bed counts, the results of which are averaged over aquarterlyperiod.
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It will not operate in that way, because repayments will be made throughout thequarterlyperiod.
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To reduce thequarterlyperiodto one month for fixing price to prevent term and spot prices moving too far apart is one recommendation.
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The data published include the number of households being accommodated in temporary accommodation, pursuant to a duty under the homelessness provisions, at the end of the relevantquarterlyperiod.
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This would not help enforcement, since vehicle licences are not now issued for fixed annual or quarterly periods.
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Statistics of placings of men and women made by employment exchanges are available only for quarterly periods.
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The aggregate value of the trade in merchandise with individual countries is compiled for calendar years and quarterly periods only.
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It is not practicable to break this programme down into quarterly periods.
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The aggregate value of the trade with individual countries is compiled for calendar years and quarterly periods only.
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Our reason for changing to the basis of four, eight and twelve months instead of quarterly periods is an administrative convenience.
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Particulars of the aggregate value of our trade in merchandise with individual countries are normally compiled in respect of calendar years and quarterly periods only.
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The aggregate value of the import and export trade in merchandise with individual countries is compiled for calendar years and quarterly periods only.
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Estimates of the volume of our overseas trade, eliminating the effect of price changes, are made in respect of quarterly periods only.
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Available supplies of timber for housing work have progressively diminished in recent quarterly periods.
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Particulars respecting our total imports from individual countries are available only for quarterly periods and not for separate months.
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The year-on-year increase in the retail prices index and in the indices for one and two-person pensioner households for each of the last 20 quarterly periods are as follows.
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An attempt was made at one time to give figures for the quarterly periods but that proved extremely difficult, and therefore we have to give yearly figures.
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Stringent quality control of the data is carried out in quarterly periods; validated data are generally available within one month of the end of each quarter.
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Estimates of consumers' expenditure on food are available only for quarterly periods, and because of seasonal variations comparisons can properly be made only for comparable quarters.
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There was little fluctuation between the quarterly periods, but the rate for the second and third quarters was a little higher than in the first quarter.
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