One sensible proposal is to set a period - perhaps seven days - in which all hand counts would have to be completed.

The Government set a five-day period of mourning to begin today.

Many home equity plans set a fixed period during which the person can borrow money, such as 10 years.

The original proposal set a 10-year period for the write-offs, which would still apply to other types of good will.

The Convention set a transitional period of 10 years, with an industrial free trade area coming into being by 1970.

The park service announced the plan as its "preferred option" and set a 60-day period during which interested parties could comment.

It is the Council which established this entire experiment and set a three-year period.

That is why the compromise setting a period of 70 years would be a good idea.

The bill to set a waiting period was defeated in 1988 under similar circumstances.

If it should fail, the measure to set a waiting period would be brought to the floor for a final vote.