Sentence examples for period alternative from inspiring English sources

But it also said the "backstop" is intended only as an insurance policy to prevent a hard border and it is determined to work speedily on a subsequent agreement that establishes, by the end of the post-Brexit transition period, "alternative arrangements" so the "backstop" will not need to be triggered.

During this time period, alternative causes of dyspnoea can also emerge.

Since, during dry periods, alternative water sources are scarce, the installation of in-situ/household biosand filtration units (Cronberg & Annadotter, 2006) that can be used for water purification should be considered.

Thessaly region has been chosen since this region suffers from a distinct water shortage in summer period necessitating alternative water resources.

That amounts to one of the strongest nine-month productivity performances America has notched up in the post-war period.An alternative explanation for the divergence is that the American economy simply hasn't been doing as well as the output figures have suggested.

In addition, the natural philosophy of the period encouraged alternative explanations for the origin of fossils.

A test based on the Schoenfeld residuals was performed to assess whether the hazard was constant over the surveillance period, and alternative approaches were applied if the assumption of proportional hazards was not supported.

To assess the effects of lactogen resistance (PRLR deletion) on thermogenesis, we subjected newborn mice to a cold challenge and calculated their survival rates during the 400-min period, since alternative methods such as measurement of rectal temperature or indirect calorimetry could not be performed on newborn animals.

This was followed by a four-week washout period and alternative treatment for eight weeks.

Following the washout period, the alternative intervention was applied to the initial control limb and the contralateral limb acted as the control for the second intervention.

In patients whose disease progressed during administration of 5-FU/LV/CPT-11 in the preoperative period, an alternative agent (eg: capecitibine, oxaliplatin) or best supportive care (BSC) will be offered, at the discretion of the treating physician.