specified period

collocation in English

meaningsofspecifyandperiod

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specify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈspes.ɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈspes.ə.faɪ/
to explain or describe something clearly ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofspecifyandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecified period

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All structures, scientific equipment or markers installed shall be for aspecifiedperiodand adequately identified.
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How large is the likelihood of the outcome event(s) in aspecifiedperiodof time?
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Under this system, a labourer was bound by a penal contract to serve one particular employer for aspecifiedperiod.
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These schedules were in force for aspecifiedperiod(usually six months or a year), then were renewed or revised.
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They were asked to provide information from their region, restricted to one page and within aspecifiedperiod.
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Secondly, authorization once aspecifiedperiodof time has elapsed.
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In the other two, thespecifiedperiodwas 40 days.
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That period could be six months or anotherspecifiedperiod.
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Incidence is the rate of occurrence of a disease in relation to the population size, over aspecifiedperiodof time.
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How any perceptive scholar can speak of ' 'the non-selective monitoring' ' of a mass of data for an amorphously defined ' 'specifiedperiod' ' is beyond me.
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Breaches of these limits must be removed within aspecifiedperiod, and removing an under-funding may place a strain on the employer, possibly leading to liquidation.
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Depreciation expenses for dialysis units and the reverse osmosis machine were estimated according to patient utilization levels for aspecifiedperiodby using the fixed balance method.
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It will contain a percentage which will be the maximum percentage of the reduction, and there will be aspecifiedperiodwhich will be the maximumspecifiedperiod.
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It obliges the insurer to propose compensation within aspecifiedperiodand imposes a financial penalty.
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Those who chose to have their animals destroyed within thespecifiedperiodwere eligible for compensation.
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He has told us how many peers attended within aspecifiedperiod.
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They undertake to serve to the age of 18 and for aspecifiedperiodthereafter.
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A direction of that kind could lift the restriction indefinitely or for aspecifiedperiod.
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It does not achieve the purpose or thespecifiedperiodof testing.
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That matter is under consideration, but for the present it is not for aspecifiedperiod.
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Is the postponement for the duration of the war or for aspecifiedperiod?
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There is nospecifiedperiodof time beyond which re-qualification becomes necessary.
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I accept, too, that there should be aspecifiedperiodfor repayment.
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During thespecifiedperiod, one departmental special adviser travelled abroad in an official capacity.
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The nets must be lifted for aspecifiedperiodduring each week.
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