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  • 121period of time — The word period conveys the idea of time; therefore of time is redundant in this expression. Also wordy is the phrase lapse of time, since lapse, like period, connotes time. When a specific amount of time is mentioned (a lapse of ten hours), no… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 122period —  (British, full stop). Two common errors are associated with the period, both of which arise from its absence. The first is the runon sentence that is, the linking of two complete thoughts by a comma. It is never possible to say whether a run on… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 123period of time —    A curiously irresistible expression for many writers, as here: Roth maintained that the problem was not new at all, but rather had been going on for a considerable period of time (Washington Post). Shortening it to for a considerable period or …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 124period —    (British, Full stop). Two common errors are associated with the period, both of which arise from its absence. The first is the run on sentence that is, the linking of two complete thoughts by a comma. It is never possible to say whether a run… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 125period — noun 1》 a length or portion of time.     ↘a major division of geological time that is a subdivision of an era and is itself subdivided into epochs. 2》 each of the set divisions of the day in a school. 3》 (also menstrual period) a monthly flow of… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 126period — noun 1) a six week period Syn: time, spell, interval, stretch, term, span, phase, bout; Brit.; informal patch 2) the post war period Syn: era …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 127period in which regular sales of agricultural products are done — reguliariai parduodamo žalio pieno tiekimo laikotarpis statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemės ūkio ekonomika ir vadyba apibrėžtis Teisės aktuose arba žemės ūkio produkcijos pirkimo–pardavimo sutartyje nustatytas reguliarus laikotarpis (dešimtadienio,… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 128period of a satellite — palydovo sūkio periodas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. period of a satellite; satellite revolution period vok. Satellitenumdrehungsperiode, f; Umlaufzeit eines Satelliten, f rus. период обращения спутника, m pranc. période… …

    Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas