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Free sign upThe phrase "a period as a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific duration or timeframe in relation to a particular role or function.
Example: "She served a period as a project manager before moving to a different department."
Alternatives: "a time as a" or "a duration as a".
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Berlin is just emerging from a period as a near-permanent construction site.
She worked for a period as a management consultant for Bain & Company.
His war service in the Royal Artillery (1942-46) included a period as a Bletchley codebreaker.
Then I had a period as a crusader when I tried to right the midget's world.
She suffered psychotic episodes, which culminated in a period as a hospital in-patient.
After a period as a family farmhouse, the building reverted to a hotel in 1967.
A period as a City trader ended when he declared himself bankrupt in 2003 following litigation over a bad debt.
He joined what was then the Manchester College of Commerce in 1968, after a period as a Workers Educational Associationn tutor organiser.
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The resulting orbit can have a period as brief as a few hours.
These included a period as an executive at AltaVista, the Internet search engine.
"It is not unusual for an administrator to be appointed to an insolvent company following a period as an adviser.
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