Periods

'Periods' and 'Epochs' are studied minutely and painfully, without any knowledge of the grand structure of which they form but a single fragment; and history is too often divorced from geography.

The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Various

Periods, meaning roughly furniture and objects from the Middle Ages to the mid-17th century.

NYT > Home Page 2010

Today Saturday: Periods of sunshine are possible, though some clouds -- hopefully mainly high level -- pass by during day.

Forecast: Decent weekend before rain risks 2011

Similarly, the initial public offerin g (IPO) market is not very busy: Periods of economic uncertainty are not the time to pay up for emerging companies.

What's the Matter With Wall Street? Andy Kessler 2010

This sounds something like the zombie/horror flicks of recent years, it's definitely reminiscent of the 28 Time Periods Later series.

Sample the Rejected Rock Score for The Wolfman | /Film 2010

Periods of market equilibrium, followed by Minsky moments.

Chris Martenson, Ph.D.: Prediction: Things Will Unravel Faster Than You Think Ph.D. Chris Martenson 2010

The piece will be shown at Blumka Gallery in New York, part of the "Collecting Treasures of the Past VII: European Works of Art of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods," from Thursday through Feb. 10.

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Periods and commas always go inside the quotation marks and apostrophes.

Apostrophe Castastrophe Tyler 2009

Periods of protest and crackdown have punctuated the past three decades, and deep suspicions cloud the community's interactions with the government and the majority Sunni population.

Saudi Protesters Step Back—for Now Bill Spindle 2011

Periods of market equilibrium, followed by Minsky moments.

Chris Martenson, Ph.D.: Prediction: Things Will Unravel Faster Than You Think Ph.D. Chris Martenson 2010