Sentence examples of "period" in English

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The union went out on a strike for an indefinite period. Le syndicat est entré en grève pour une durée indéterminée.
This custom began in the Edo Period. Cette coutume a commencé durant l'ère Edo.
I will stay here for a short period. Je ne resterai pas longtemps ici.
Ten years is a really long period of time. Dix ans, c'est long.
Exports in January were up 20% over the same period of last year. Les exportations de janvier ont été supérieures de 20% par rapport à l'an dernier.
Over a long period of time, I had the habit of going to sleep early. Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure.
I've always thought that rickshaws and sukiyaki were the most successful amongst the products made from what was imported from the West during the Meiji period. J'ai toujours pensé que les triporteurs et les sukiyaki étaient ce qu'il y a de plus réussi parmi les importations de l'Ouest durant l'ère Meiji.
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