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The phrase "a time when papers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific period or occasion related to documents or written materials.
Example: "There was a time when papers were the primary means of communication in offices."
Alternatives: "an era of documents" or "a period of written materials".
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"But I can't argue with the business decision that Cox has made, at a time when papers can't even find the resources to cover the local zoning board".
Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader from 1923 to 1937, faced a campaign against his leadership from the then Lord Rothermere (Daily Mail proprietor, and great-grandfather of the present owner) and Lord Beaverbrook, the Express proprietor, at a time when papers dominated the media far more than they do now.
He far exceeded the achievements of his father in both making the paper better and more profitable at a time when papers are not as good as they used to be".
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At a time when paper shortages made jobs scarce for journalists, he mastered his crafts as journalist, linguist and writer through a mixture of singleminded determination and sheer talent.
Many of these documents are written or printed on paper made locally, at a time when paper-making joined brewing as another dominant industry in the county.
There was a time when regional papers provided huge profits.
Of course, there was a time when the papers would have the luxury of deadlines.
The decision to shift to free distribution goes against the grain, at a time when other papers are raising prices to compensate for a plunge in advertising.
At a time when local papers are in crisis, hyper-local websites encourage a new type of street-by-street reporting.
Initially considered gimmicky and insubstantial, it gradually developed a reputation for higher quality while increasing its circulation and advertising revenues at a time when few papers were experiencing growth.
And I hope there will come a time when the papers of record, however well-intentioned, will stop reinforcing stigma by writing about how the prisons are stocked with the mentally ill.
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