Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] since " in BNC.
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| 1 | Repairing gutters is not a job for the fainthearted since it involves working up a ladder for quite a long time . |
| 2 | It seems likely that the apparent increase in the residential segregation of the elderly since the inter-war period reflects both the substantial rise in the housing stock in recent years ( from 16.2 million to 20.5 million units between 1961 and 1981 ) and the increased financial resources of elderly people , which together have allowed more of them to continue to live private and independent lives . |
| 3 | To some extent this accusation mirrored Soviet policy towards the Non-Aligned since Moscow had worked towards a ‘ solidarity front ’ with the Non-Aligned Movement , especially with the radical states participating within it . |
| 4 | The Prime Minister 's supporters were immediately thrown onto the defensive since most Conservative MPs saw the tax as the single biggest obstacle to a Conservative victory at the next election . |
| 5 | Not surprisingly , employers have reported an increase in formal methods , especially Jobcentres , and unsolicited written applications from the unemployed since the regulations came into force ( Callender and Metcalf , 1991 ) . |
| 6 | 169 all out gave West Indies a win by an innings and 79 runs , the first time they had beaten England by an innings at home since 1934–5 ; by coincidence , it was the first time an England captain had chosen to field first in the Caribbean since Wyatt did in the same series . |
| 7 | Regarding the strikes , disputes and restrictive practices which had plagued the Dublin plant , these were all unfortunate legacies of the British system which had been foisted upon the Irish since before the First World War . |
| 8 | The rule for rapid modification suggested earlier was actually anti-Hebbian , the opposite to the above since it postulated a decrease of synaptic efficacy whenever presynaptic activity successfully excited the post-synaptic neuron . |