Sentence examples for sought period from inspiring English sources

When the costume designers for the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire" sought period garments that could have been lifted straight out of the 1920s, whom did they turn to?

Australia, New Zealand and public health groups had sought a period of five years to bring down drug costs and the burden on state-subsidized medical programs.

Cutting the period terrorist suspects can be detained without charge from 28 to 14 days reflects the fact that the police have not sought a period longer than 14 days since 2007.

His face and frame were those of an El Greco saint, caught between temptation and penance; scan his filmography and you see how seldom he made an impact in modern garb, and what elegant shelter he sought in period dress.

The median health-seeking period and health providers' delays were 15 and 61 days, respectively.

Considering all health providers as a reference point, the median health-seeking period was 15 days IQR (15 21 days).

This has led to an increase in what Ofcom have termed "digital detoxes", with 15 million people seeking "a period of time offline" in order to break their habit.

As my colleague notes, both the economic projections released yesterday and Janet Yellen's comments in yesterday's press conference indicate that the Fed is seeking a period of what it considers to be a below-normal rate of unemployment in order to move inflation back toward the target.

That alone is a measure of his view about the coming season at Celtic, since few managers actively seek a period of unemployment.

As a result, most Victory Fund backed candidates are Democrats (as are most openly LGBTQ candidates who seek office, period).

Responding to a petition from Sherwood Martinelli, an antinuclear activist who lives near Indian Point, Dr. Jaczko, the regulatory commission chairman, sought a shorter period between closing and dismantling.