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Free sign upThe phrase "a year to receive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a time frame in which something is expected to be received, such as a payment, response, or delivery.
Example: "The contract stipulates that it may take a year to receive the final payment after the project is completed."
Alternatives: "a year to obtain" or "a year to get".
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In October, the Justice Department implemented a quota system tied to performance evaluations under which immigration judges are expected to complete 700 cases a year to receive a "satisfactory" rating.
Only three products took more than a year to receive approval.
Back home, it took him a year to receive a letter informing him when he might have the operation.
Separate figures from councils also show elderly people are waiting more than a year to receive the care they need.
So, in the above example, you'd be paying about $1,560 a year to receive a maximum payout of just over $15,000.
Subscribers like Bill Gross, a founder of Pimco, the world's largest bond fund, pay thousands of dollars a year to receive Mr. Grant's views in their in-boxes.
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She went from making $59,000 a year to receiving unemployment checks for $405 a week.
A committee overseen by Professor Lester C. Thurow in the Sloan School of Management selects a student each year to receive the award.
selects three rising seniors each year to receive a scholarship to the Bread Loaf Program.
Hitchcock had to wait until the following year to receive a similar honor.
The Princeton Department of English selects three rising seniors each year to receive a scholarship to the program.
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