Example sentences of "[noun] has seen a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It currently trades from 11 stores , including the flagship in Newcastle 's Eldon Square , but the retailer has seen a huge increase in its core market . |
| 2 | It is no coincidence that since Sir Peter became Commissioner in 1987 , the relationship between Scotland Yard and London 's 13 Labour authorities has seen a new detente . |
| 3 | THIS election has seen a new phrase enter the common language : ‘ The fabled C2s ’ . |
| 4 | As annual consumption of wine has risen from five to 11 litres per head in the decade between 1977 and 1987 , the high-street off-licence has seen a golden opportunity snatched from under its nose by the supermarkets . |
| 5 | Anyone who bought before the 1988 boom has seen a good return on their investment . |
| 6 | The longer term has seen a greater willingness on the part of the judiciary to challenge the exercise by Ministers and civil servants of their discretionary powers . |
| 7 | The last twelve months has seen a dramatic turnaround in the local climate . |
| 8 | In common with most other professional bodies the Institute has seen a substantial increase in the rate of growth of complaints against members in recent years ; in 1991 , we received 20% more complaints than in 1990 . |
| 9 | Since March 1990 Mid Glamorgan 's community drug team has seen a progressive increase in the number of users of anabolic steroids attending general needle exchange clinics and has therefore set up a separate service for these users . |
| 10 | Following the reorganisation of the Assessment Services Department , the Field Officer team has seen a few staffing changes . |
| 11 | The period since the end of the Second World War has seen a substantial increase in the proportion of married women engaged in paid work . |
| 12 | The postwar period has seen a great rise in ethnicity ; starting in the 1950s with areas peripheral to France and Spain and continuing in the 1960s with Britain 's ‘ Celtic Fringe ’ . |
| 13 | This period has seen a sharp fall in the average rate of growth as compared to the earlier post-war experience . |
| 14 | A recognition of the need to maintain that sector and through it the full diversity of recorded music in Britain is one reason why the last few years has seen a new interest in the record industry from public bodies concerned with culture and with employment . |
| 15 | The last twenty years has seen a major effort , theoretical and observational to understand the evolution of animal societies . |
| 16 | Though the last twenty years has seen a major step forward in our understanding of the Scottish Reformation and of Scottish society in the sixteenth century , there is still an extraordinary gulf between the personality and the reign of Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 17 | The past 10 years has seen a dramatic improvement in Italy 's wine technology led by the latest generation of gifted wine-makers . |
| 18 | Sport & Recreation is a very small part of a huge leisure industry which over the last 20 years has seen a massive increase in both the provision of Local Authority facilities and in participation levels . |
| 19 | In its first full year of operation , the SSL has seen a marked increase in the number of users and in demand for information and other services . |
| 20 | The past decade has seen a major increase in the number of aspiring musicians wishing to incorporate the rigours and discipline of formalised training into their playing . |
| 21 | The latest decade has seen a huge increase in the popularity of mineral waters . |
| 22 | The National Library has seen a large number of retirements and new appointments during the year , including new departmental structures and staffing levels , leading to the overall number of permanent and temporary posts being increased . |
| 23 | Friends of the Earth Cleveland has seen a dramatic decline in numbers over the last decade but spokesman Mark Davidson said : ‘ We have several campaigns ongoing and we are active in the Cleveland Environmental Forum . ’ |
| 24 | A concerted effort by all departments has seen a considerable reduction in wastage , dramatic improvement in production efficiency and better logistics and distribution . |
| 25 | Recent success has seen a new temperature control product designed in conjunction with Marks & Spencer . |
| 26 | As Donald J. Olsen has written : ‘ With the possible exception of Canada , Britain has seen a closer relationship between railways and hotels than any other country . ’ |
| 27 | Snack attacks : chef Kevin Polson has seen a fair bit of violence , ranging from someone pulling a gun to rugby fans forming a scrum in his shop and going through the glass counter |
| 28 | So , while the Western world has seen a major shift , for a variety of reasons , in preferred manager 's styles away from autocracy towards a belief in more participative , reduced dependency styles in which individuals are treated as adults and empowered to act , there are other parts of the world where this would be considered inappropriate because dominance and dependency are effective styles . |
| 29 | This freight line has seen a limited summer weekend passenger service to a temporary station at Coalbrookdale for the Ironbridge museum since 1987 . |
| 30 | Newcastle has seen a massive £1.4m in major project grant aid for the construction of a new North stand . |