This period is used to prepare for war and establish alliances.

A period is used to show that a word has been made shorter.

Days spent in a waiting period for coverage cannot be used as credit.

Any 12-month period can be used if the 330 days in a foreign country fall within that period.

The period is also used to schedule meetings with students or their parents.

A period is used as a word divider to separate words.

In the example above, the period or full-stop was used.

The period has also been used in a wide range of popular culture.

The period from now until 2018 will be used to put in place the necessary restructuring measures.

These periods could be used to supplement historical ones where history was not available.