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Meanings of protracted period in English

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Usage of protracted period in English
1
The archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh needs a protracted period of calm.
The Guardian
2
Swiftly appointing his cabinet would help, too, ending a protracted period of horse-trading.
Reuters
3
Would it do sustained damage to the government over a protracted period of time?
Reuters
4
Japan experienced a protracted period of deflation in recent years.
Reuters
5
A protracted period of wage stagnation has squeezed living standards.
The Guardian
6
Our initiative was a result of lengthy discussions with the IICD over a protracted period.
The Irish Times
7
As a result, administrators EY continued to operate the Dundrum store during this protracted period.
The Irish Times
8
A protracted period of mass unemployed is scarily plausible.
Independent.ie
9
China's success at beating urban poverty was aided by a protracted period of economic growth.
The Guardian
10
O'Kelly has undergone an operation and now faces a protracted period out of the game.
The Irish Times
11
The recent bubbles in Japan and the USA, for instance, coincided with a protracted period of disinflation.
Financial Crime and Corruption
12
Nzimande's briefing coincides with a reopening of classrooms to school pupils following a protracted period of inactivity.
The South African
13
I breakfasted, settled the bill and spent a protracted period struggling into waterproofs in the front hallway.
Notes from a Small Island
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Unfortunately, a protracted period of higher than expected inflation has already begun to adversely affect the Irish economy.
The Irish Times
15
Casualty reinsurance can be particularly challenging in a protracted period of relatively high inflation and low investment yields.
Reuters
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The loss of cones heralds phase 3: a protracted period of global remodeling of the remnant neural retina.
Pubmed
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Protracted period through the time
Protracted period across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare