• This will mark the formal end of his papacy and the beginning of the period of transition to his successor, due to be chosen next month.

    BBC: Pope Benedict XVI recalls joy and 'choppy waters'

  • And Tkachov vowed at a public meeting that the government will "build... a new home for you in three to four months, before the beginning of the cold period, " according to the same report.

    CNN: July 9, 2012 -- Updated 0150 GMT (0950 HKT)

  • It's also worth chucking into the mix that the global average temperature variation between even the strongest El Nino event and the next ordinary year is a fraction of a degree Celsius - certainly less than the rise of about 0.6C that we've seen since the beginning of the study period, in 1950.

    BBC: Warm, wet - and warring?

  • As soon as possible, but not later than the third year after the beginning of the transitional period, negotiations will take place to determine the final status of the West Bank and Gaza and its relationship with its neighbours and to conclude a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan by the end of the transitional period.

    BBC: The Camp David Accords of 1979

  • At the beginning of the second period Cairns's break to five metres from the Connacht line was finished off by Paterson.

    BBC: Edinburgh 62-13 Connacht

  • They spent the beginning of the second period encamped in Everton's half and two Drogba free-kicks came close to breaking the deadlock - the first picked up well by Howard, the second headed wide by Lampard.

    BBC: Chelsea 1-1 Everton (aet)

  • They are almost reduced to the plan, but, through the remains of towns, of canals and roads, it is possible to observe the evolution of this interaction of cultures stage by stage, from the very beginning to the period of final decay, when the Eurasian route lost its importance and the towns their economical role.

    UNESCO: Culture

  • This was the beginning of the legendary period of prodigious, radiant creativity.

    ECONOMIST: The story of Vincent van Gogh

  • But this happened to coincide with the beginning of a long period of electoral oblivion for the Tories.

    BBC: Tory MP: More grammar schools please

  • Section 6532(a)(1) indicates that the mailing of the Notice of Claim Disallowance by certified or registered mail triggers the beginning of the two-year limitations period in which the taxpayer can bring a suit for refund.

    FORBES: When It Comes to the Two Year Statute - You are on Your Own

  • Everyone marvels at the growth of the Chinese economy in the reform era, the period beginning at the end of 1978.

    FORBES: The End of China��s One-Child Policy?

  • An experiment in rural Bangladesh provided men with the bus fare to Dhaka at the beginning of the lean season, the period between planting and the next harvest when there is little to do except sit around.

    ECONOMIST: Free exchange

  • Right at the beginning of the post-Prophetic period in the history of Islam and Muslims there was a fork on the road, and the manner in which the path to go ahead was chosen selecting Abu Bakr as the successor of the Prophet of God, Khalifat Rasul Allah, was burdened with grief and discontent.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Muslim-on-Muslim Violence

  • At the beginning of Mr Fry's period the Highlands were virtually a different nation from the Lowlands of Scotland.

    ECONOMIST: Scottish history

  • The order of private investigation covers a variety of matters for the period beginning January 1, 2007 including the antifraud provisions of the Federal securities laws.

    FORBES: Structural Risks: Embattled Property Developer St Joe Rebuilds Board

  • It may even be the beginning of the end of a long, hellish period of impunity in the tragic heart of Africa.

    ECONOMIST: Congo and Rwanda

  • The intense international scrutiny may have moderated the response of the security forces for a brief period at the beginning of the riots in Tibet in March.

    ECONOMIST: The Beijing Olympics

  • Today, with the flurry of announcements regarding media events over the next two weeks, the expected features and looks of the smartphones are beginning to feel very similar and reminiscent of the period when cell phones were commoditized.

    FORBES: Smartphones and Tablets: Racing Toward Commoditization

  • These three years represent the beginning, the middle and the end of the period being assessed.

    UNESCO: Gambia: Report: Part II: Analytic Section: cont. 1

  • The correlation between the dollar-yen exchange rate and the Nikkei a measure of how closely linked their movements are was 0.97 from mid-November to Feb. 1, but slipped to 0.70 for the period from the beginning of February through Wednesday.

    WSJ: Japanese Stock Rally Shifts To a New Gear

  • That changed with the introduction of the PlayBook in the fall of 2010, though, which also marked the beginning of a hurry-up-and-wait period for the company.

    ENGADGET: Editorial: BlackBerry 10, the waiting and the damage done

  • The investing unit we acquired at the beginning of 2008, so right before all of the particularly challenging period began.

    FORBES: Intelligent Investing

  • Rural farmers have now pressed the Bureau of Land Management to expend the public consultation period for the planned pipeline until the beginning of August.

    BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Vegas heading for 'dry future'

  • For starters, the participants' sodium consumption was gauged by measuring the sodium content of their urine over just one 24-hour period at the beginning of the study.

    CNN: Huh? Low-salt diet ups risk of fatal heart attack?

  • Kabuki is a Japanese traditional theatre form, which originated in the Edo period at the beginning of the seventeenth century and was particularly popular among townspeople.

    UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

  • It's exactly the same when people sign a declaration of peace, the Belfast Agreement when it was signed was not the end, it was the beginning of a long period of struggle which requires just as much determination from all of us to see it succeed and I believe there is a will there, certainly among the pro-agreement parties to make this succeed.

    BBC: News | BREAKFAST WITH FROST | Dr John Reid MP, Secretary for Northern Ireland

  • Therefore the first causality was probably at the beginning of March 2009 taking into account the incubation period.

    FORBES: The New Bird Flu: How Dangerous Is Avian Flu H7N9?

  • The proposal will be submitted to the Board of Health on June 12, which will mark the beginning of a three-month comment period before a vote.

    WSJ: New York City Plans To Restrict Big-Size Soda Sales

  • "My reading of the parliamentary election was that it was the beginning of a possible lame duck period for Ahmadinejad, " he says.

    NPR: Level of Iranian Support for Ahmadinejad Uncertain

  • Same-store sales - those in outlets open at least a year - were down 11%, despite the fact that the key back-to-school period started at the beginning of July.

    BBC: Kmart losses persist

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