It was the healthiest period of my life.

Following the initial shock and denial, there is a healthy period of mourning, leading to acceptance and recovery.

However, as an historian I think the healthiest periods for democracies in peacetime are periods when the political leadership has had to balance the budget and control spending.

Performance figures currently being recorded (and expected to continue) are on par with the relatively healthy period enjoyed by banking during the first half of the 1980's.

It was a healthy period of re-examination.

What is happening is a shift in relations between two of the world's major countries, which share a common border 4,660 miles long, into a stable and healthy period.

Good Times for Industry Mr. Geffen has prospered during a healthy period for the industry.

Artistically, the late 80's are a very healthy period for movie music.

We might not be able to reach this new healthier period in time.

Owens-Corning, whose fate, like American Standard's, is tied to the housing industry, sold assets during a relatively healthy period for housing starts.