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in the first semester vs during the first semester

Both 'in the first semester' and 'during the first semester' are correct and commonly used. They can be used interchangeably to refer to a specific period within the academic year. The choice between them depends on personal preference or the context in which they are used.

Last updated: March 24, 2024

in the first semester

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to a specific period within the academic year.

This phrase is used to indicate an event or action that occurs within the timeframe of the first semester of an academic year.
  • The Bank has maintained a sustained rhythm in 2014, with [...] closures already completed in the first semester.
  • Will we be studying operant conditioning in the first semester?
  • However, it is clear that prices have not recovered in the first semester of 2004.
  • To this end, and at the latest in the first semester of the last year of each five-year period, the Commission shall reassess the operation and effectiveness of the financial guidelines and shall propose any appropriate amendments.
  • Internal work has now been launched to translate the commitments contained in the consensus into a draft action plan that should be presented in the first semester of 2008.
  • The next road safety action plan that the Commission plans to approve in the first semester of 2010 and which will cover the period 2011-20 will need to keep mobilising energies to further reduce the number of fatalities but also to address the question of injuries.
  • The Monitoring Committee of the Operational Programme has informed the Commission that implementation of the TAXIS project as a whole has already been completed in the first semester of 2001 according to the timetable agreed.
  • In reply to the Honourable Member, the Council would like to recall that HIV/AIDS has been chosen as the main health policy topic of the German Presidency in the first semester of 2007.
  • The measles outbreak in Austria, which took important proportions in the first semester of the year, was most likely linked to a large outbreak in Switzerland, where more than 2000 cases have been reported since November 2007.
  • In order to be able to monitor the contribution of FP7 to sustainable development, in general, and to green technology, in particular, the Commission is setting in place a monitoring system that should be operational in the first semester of next year.
  • We would like the Directives to be adopted, even, if possible, in the first semester of the Spanish Presidency, but in any case, up and running by the end of 2010.
  • COSAC ordinary meetings could include the presentation by the President of the European Commission of his institution's Annual Working Program in the first semester and an assessment of the Commission's activities in the course of the year in the second semester.
  • and at the latest in the first semester of the last year of each five-year period,
  • Individual beneficiary countries as follows (1 two-day workshop in the first semester of 2008 and one in first semester of 2009):
  • In the first semester of 2010, the Spanish Presidency will host a thematic conference on the mental health of older people.
  • In the first semester of a given year, Members of the Commission shall undertake an ongoing regular dialogue with the corresponding parliamentary committees on the implementation of the Commission Work Programme for that year and on the preparation of the future Commission Work Programme.
  • The Commission received this revised proposal in September 2004. In order to convene an Amendment Conference the IAEA has to receive a request from the majority of States Parties to the CPPNM. The needed majority will probably be reached in the first semester of 2005.
  • The call for tender, to be launched in the first semester of 2010, will comprise two lots, the first one focussing on the in-depth assessment of the European Textile and Clothing sector and the second one on the in-depth assessment of the European Footwear sector.
  • As regards the "Preparedness" and "Prevention" objectives, the implementation rate is felt to be satisfactory, with an implementation rate of 87,8 % on the EUR 16525000 covering the calls for proposals and calls for tender published in the first semester of 2008.
  • We worked very closely with the Spanish presidency in the first semester of last year to achieve this, and it was a very important step forward.

Alternatives:

  • during the first semester
  • in semester one
  • in the initial semester
  • in the first term
  • in the beginning of the semester

during the first semester

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to a specific period within the academic year.

This phrase is used to indicate an event or action that occurs within the timeframe of the first semester of an academic year.
  • A tendering procedure will be launched during the first semester of 2008.
  • In terms of demand, members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) faced a drop in passengers of 8,2 % during the first semester of 2009.
  • The call for tender with 2 lots will be launched during the first semester of 2010.
  • The Commission intends to present its conclusions from the consultation on the Green Paper during the first semester of 2004.
  • I am sure that during the first semester of 2009 we will advance the negotiations considerably.
  • Discussion of the Commission's White Paper has therefore only been of a preliminary character; further in-depth discussions will take place during the first semester of 2004.
  • On the other hand, the Presidency will present a report to the European Council during the first semester of 2007, based on extensive consultations with the Member States.
  • The increase between 2006 and the RIP was in all likelihood due to the imposition during the first semester of 2007 of provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan.
  • The contracts will be signed and the projects will start during the first semester of 2006
  • The principal coordination instrument between the interventions of the Cohesion Fund and Structural Funds is the strategic reference framework (SRF). The ten new Member States presented their SRF during the first semester of 2004.
  • It is intended that this common position be presented to the European Parliament during the first semester of 2006, so as to allow the European Parliament to deliver its second-reading opinion.
  • (16e) The Commission should also submit a long-term financing strategy for the future MFF during the first semester of 2011, without prejudice to the outcome of the negotiations on the MFF 2014-2020.
  • Such cost benefit analysis and impact assessment should be carried out during the first semester of the year 2006 in order to proceed to the evaluations before EP's first reading on the Draft Budget for 2007, in view of the political decision.
  • The sharp increase of imports from Korea during the RIP was mainly due to the imposition of provisional anti-dumping duties on Taiwanese imports during the first semester of 2007 [9].
  • (5) Consequently, it is appropriate to insert in Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, on a permanent basis, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2378/2002, since they have operated satisfactorily during the first semester of 2003.
  • The overall indicative amount for tenders would be up to EUR 9652000 (around 20 % of the operating budget), calls for tenders will be launched during the first semester as indicative date.
  • takes note of the Centre's commitment to meet the baseline requirements for ICS 10 during the first semester of 2012;
  • During the first semester in 2003 the presidency put together a compromise package covering the key outstanding issues which were discussed by the Council in a public session which was held on 3 June 2003.
  • During the first semester of 2005, the Commission also received informal feed-back on the draft proposal from the national authorities and from the industry.
  • During the first semester of 2002, the Commission launched an on line consultation on the e-Economy with all relevant EU stakeholders in order to develop an agenda for maximising the benefits of the e-Economy for all European enterprises, including SMEs.

Alternatives:

  • in the first semester
  • in semester one
  • in the initial semester
  • in the first term
  • in the beginning of the semester

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