fixed period

collocation in English

meaningsoffixedandperiod

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fixed
adjective
uk
/fɪkst/
us
/fɪkst/
arranged or decided already and not able to ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/
us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition offixedandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffixed period

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The observers collected birds from the processing line for afixedperiodof time.
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The treatments were (a) a fixed dose of oestriol succinate for afixedperiodand (b) a placebo.
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What was thefixedperiod?
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They wanted afixedperiod.
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It is afixedperiodof years.
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They are normally for afixedperiod.
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There is nofixedperiodbetween inspections.
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There is nofixedperiodof appointment.
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It cannot be afixedperiod.
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After each transmission, all transducers enter into receiving mode for afixedperiodof time before the next transducer transmits a pulse.
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They were then deemed to be under indenture to their employer for afixedperiod, varying from three to five years.
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There is nofixedperiodbetween inspections of workplaces.
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It involves putting in afixedperiodof six months.
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Fixedperiodawards are better for two reasons.
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Information offixedperiodexclusions is not collected centrally.
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That is why the original legislation included afixedperiod.
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The authorisation could also be for afixedperiod.
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Information onfixedperiodexclusions is not held centrally.
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There is afixedperiodfor annual review.
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One is thefixedperiodof direct administration.
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There is nofixedperiodfor the experiment.
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The period of one month is afixedperiod.
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More specifically, in such a system, the insurance funders will negotiate contracts with clinics and hospitals to provide appropriate care for their insured populations over afixedperiod.
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This proposal to have afixedperiodfor starred questions is, of course, not new.
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That route was the carrying through of byelaws within afixedperiod.
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