Sentence examples for year a time when from inspiring English sources

It is an election year, a time when political popularity and money translate into clout.

The commission's report is arriving in an election year, a time when Congress has traditionally been unwilling to take decisive action.

It was the last semester of Madeleine's senior year, a time when she was supposed to have some fun, and she wasn't having any.

It roughly coincides with the end of summer and the start of the school year, a time when employers are prone to making mistakes.

It was argued in October, 1944, and decided in December of that year — a time when America's victory in the war in the Pacific, if not the date of Japan's surrender, was already a foregone conclusion.

Admiral Mullen has warned of what he calls "a period of vulnerability" from before inauguration through the president's first year, a time when potential adversaries could try to take advantage of the transfer of power across the United States government.

In May 2010, same store sales at Abercrombie & Fitch were down 3% year on year at a time when rival stores were starting to show small gains.

Still, his work wasn't entirely unsuited to the barrack-room, particularly during the war years, a time when reading (and writing) became almost an act of faith.

He was disillusioned by the Carter presidency, he said, which coincided with his high school years, a time when he immersed himself in American foreign policy.

"But generally, I think during the teen years, a time when most kids are very self-absorbed, it is not a bad thing to take them out of their comfort zone".

Chief among them is his stint running Citigroup's Japanese business for nearly six years, a time when the firm's private bank ran afoul of the country's securities laws.