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During vs by august

The phrases 'during' and 'by August' are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes. 'During' is used to indicate a period of time when something happens, while 'by August' is used to indicate a deadline or a point in time by which something should be completed. Therefore, the choice between the two depends on the context in which they are used.

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During

The word 'during' is a common preposition used to indicate a period of time when something happens.

Use 'during' to indicate a period of time when an action or event takes place. It is followed by a noun or noun phrase representing the time frame.

Examples:

She went for a walk during the evening.
The concert will take place during the weekend.

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During paintball in the study room with colonel mustard.
During the first summer break of college...
During repatriation procedures we realized Irka had no passport.
During the eighties, the army experienced considerable growth.
During your flogging, Salba stole Diattou.
During the autopsy we found this.
During the heretic slaughter in Paris.
During a cell search, Miller became unruly and violent.
During the blackout, Starfleet mobilized hundreds of units.
During reconstruction, members used them to vanish before difficult votes.
During this birthing process, Earth acquired some special properties.
During the attack, unfortunately I decapitated the engineer.
During our courtship, my partner went missing.
During this period all nine glaciers examined have retreated significantly.
During filming, Kubrick described James as very professional.
During the Middle Kingdom, pyramid construction techniques changed again.
During World War I, Müller supported the Burgfrieden.
During the 1970s the C language became increasingly popular.
During the Northern Expedition, Chen displayed his excellent leadership ability.
During the 18th century, the British Constitution developed significantly.

Alternatives:

while
throughout
in the course of
through
amidst

by august

'By August' is used to indicate a deadline or a point in time by which something should be completed.

Use 'by August' to specify a deadline or a point in time by which an action or task should be finished. It implies completion before the specified time.

Examples:

Please submit your report by August.
I will finish reading the book by August.

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You indicated that this might be ready by August, which misses this year's summer holiday period.
Will be published by August 2010.
By August, everybody thought we were sisters.
Those were ready by August... but the directors of the Wintergarten... wouldn't show them until November 1st.
The interim agreements will be signed and subsequently transmitted to the European Parliament for assent by August 2008.
This framework decision was supposed to have been transposed by August 2004.
By August 2007 only six Member States had declared that they had fully transposed this directive into domestic law.
President Pöttering was quite right to describe a boycott as the last resort if the Chinese fail to effect major changes by August.
If we don't turn this thing around by August,
By August 2010 only 9.3% of all credit transfers processed in the euro area were SEPA credit transfers.
President Obama has, of course, announced the withdrawal of all combat troops by August 2010 which, in practice, means that the withdrawal will begin soon after the national elections.
While the fighting has cooled off, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan this week appealed for an African force of 12000 troops, up from the 7500 expected by August and the 2500 African Union troops who are already in the region.
Based on my close contacts with industry, it is my personal belief that it is unrealistic to expect all freight forwarders to be able to install tachographs by August of this year, even if certain manufacturers are claiming that they could provide them.
Article 6(12) of Council Decision 2010/427/EU establishing the EEAS tasks the High Representative with taking appropriate measures, by August 2011, in order to provide EEAS staff with adequate common training.
In 2009, we also identified that this new bubble, a smaller one, was unsustainable, so we published again a prediction, in advance, stating that by August 2009, the market will correct, will not continue on this track.
At European level, I would remind the House of Directive 2006/54/EC, which requires the Member States to stamp out all forms of discrimination between the sexes by August 2009.
Of the Euros 25 billion shipped to destinations outside the euro area by August 2002, at least onefifth is estimated to be circulating in the Balkans, where euro banknotes are used as a store of value and as a means for large-value payments.
We'll hit a five-fold increase by August.
This house MUST be finished by August.
Of that, just ECU 3,376 million had been implemented by August.

Alternatives:

before August
prior to August
no later than August
by the end of August
by the beginning of August

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