Sentence examples for straight period from inspiring English sources

It is too self-conscious to pass as a straight period piece.

It marries straight period reconstruction with conventional flourishes of genre movie-making.

Revenue rose from the previous quarter for the third straight period.

Rather than just a straight period saga, we skip back and forth between the present day and the buildup to the second Schleswig war of 1864.

As he prepared to start his fourth straight period of play-by-play, the Canucks and the Detroit Red Wings took the ice.

The Broadcom Corporation, a maker of chips for consumer electronics and computer networks, reported yesterday that fourth-quarter profit climbed to $71.1 million after sales rose for the 11th straight period.

The Predators were shut out for eight straight periods before Walker scored on a quick wrist shot at 5 minutes 9 seconds of the second.

It's doubtful the Leafs are feeling anything more than the frustration of the Devils shutting them out for five straight periods, or until it didn't matter last night.

The Ministry of Finance said its survey of business sentiment showed that on balance big Japanese companies remained optimistic about the business environment for a second consecutive quarter after 10 straight periods of overall pessimism.

Under a steady stream of withering criticism regarding its fading business and with sales growth decelerating and operational efficiency being questioned in the wake of two straight periods of missed expectations, Dell seems to be at a crossroads.

Applications have been below 300,000 for 59 straight weeks, the longest consecutive period since 1973.