The phrase "a time when citizens" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific period in which the actions or behaviors of citizens are relevant to the context being discussed.
Example: "There was a time when citizens actively participated in local governance and community decisions."
Alternatives: "an era in which citizens" or "a period when citizens".
At a time when citizens here are angry at elected officials at all levels, Mr. Landrieu said he hoped to win back the full city's confidence.
Putin is turning the country away from a time when citizens were expected to be passive and inert, and toward an era when they must be jumpy, mobilized, and ready to defend the state at any cost.
Like many politicians, Mallory was concerned about being branded soft on crime, especially at a time when citizens were calling for more police, longer prison terms for offenders, and the construction of a new jail.
"Passion Play" steers a course between the illusions of faith and the illusions of reason, travelling from a time when citizens felt protected by the benevolent hand of God to the time when (until last week) they felt protected by the benevolent hand of the free market.
But the letter raises the stakes for the government in Rome, which would be loath to be seen siding with the British on an issue that has suddenly gained traction as a novel approach for redistributing at least a small portion of the profits amassed by wealthy investors at a time when citizens are being squeezed economically.
Yesterday in Australia was Territory Day, a time when citizens of the Northern Territory celebrate achieving self-governance in 1978 by legalizing fireworks for 24 hours.
"At the same time, when citizens exercise their rights, including through use of the Internet, they should stay within the bounds of the Constitution and the laws, and must not harm the legitimate rights and interests of the state, society, the collective or of other citizens".
Analysts said the deal would give Diageo access to the most extensive liquor operation in India at a time when its citizens are increasingly consuming more alcohol.
Indeed, at a time when your citizens are dealing with the pain of an austerity program, how can you justify allowing Apple to pay virtually no taxes on a subsidiary established solely to avoid taxes in the United States?
Karimov has promised that "there will come a time when our citizens will enjoy complete freedom", but activists expect that his fourth term will bring more of the same repressive governance.
Papandreou, who convened the surprise cabinet meeting despite a public holiday in Greece, is believed to have been enraged by the downgrade at a time when ordinary citizens are enduring some of the harshest belt-tightening in modern times.
