1.   The dormant period is another stage in the life cycle of the plant.

2.   Even interior decorators, who say this is usually a dormant period, say business has been booming for small makeovers in advance of holiday parties.

3.   For many, going through a dormant period is required to trigger blooming.

4.   It needs a dormant period to produce the spears we like to eat.

5.   Some authorities advise moving the plant to a cool, dark place during this dormant period.

6.   Summer is a dormant period for the plants, and the people get to slow down, too.

7.   The report shows new orders to replenish depleted inventories kept some factories working through July, an often dormant period for manufacturers.

8.   They will probably be fine, although deciduous trees really need a dormant period of several months each year.

9.   Those plants can grow and flower any time of the year, so they rarely need a dormant period to induce flowering.

10.   Wheat fell following forecasts of rain in some wheat-growing regions, which winter wheat needs before entering its dormant period.