Sentence examples for period of winter from inspiring English sources

On the other hand, lower temperature and VPD in the winter may prolong the half-expansion period of winter leaves.

Another species, devil's-bit scabious, has evolved to germinate only in spring after a long period of winter chilling.

For all her comfort with cold-climate botany, Dr. Sankaran said that she had gone through her own period of winter shock and acclimatization.

But unlike San Francisco, Berkeley has temperatures that can dip into the 30's, providing some rest for magnolias and other plants that require a period of winter dormancy to flower.

Not only does this enable them to survive the long period of winter fasting, but it also allows them to have sufficient energy in spring when they emerge and food is rare.

The latter, having had a very strong period of winter testing, further reinforced their credentials for a return to the top of the sport by announcing a hugely lucrative new title sponsorship deal with Martini when they unveiled their new car on Thursday.

In the same period of 2010, 129 troops died.

The crisis period of 2002 seems long past.

It posted a loss in the same period of 2011.

The string of declines is also the longest since the period of August 1990 to January 1991, during the last recession.

The eight mummies in the show cover a period of 4,000 years, from 3,500BC to AD700.