Example sentences of "[conj] in previous years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where in previous years these vessels had been purely large fishing vessels loading salted fish into barrels for immediate export to their own ports , now there came great numbers of large factory ships and modern trawlers which could process fish , package it and freeze it for indefinite periods . |
| 2 | This was not observed in the younger age group or in previous years . |
| 3 | Paul commented that in previous years Leeds seats would have been occupied long before kick-off , unlike this year where there were still gaps at the Leeds end before kick-off . |
| 4 | Sgt Ian Martin of Darlington police said that in previous years when BST started at 2am Greenwich mean time there had been no need to check clubs closed down on time . |
| 5 | The small party of British players competing in the Veteran 's World Championships in Perth at the end of April achieved greater successes overall than in previous years . |
| 6 | Competition between the parties was , however , somewhat less than in previous years . |
| 7 | In brief , the Act gives increased powers of delegation to Local Authority Schools and Colleges to manage their own affairs , with far greater autonomy than in previous years . |
| 8 | This was the second time they had done the walk , and they found it tougher than in previous years . |
| 9 | Less commissioned research was carried out in TMOS than in previous years , mainly because DOE let no new applied geological mapping contracts during the year , while several such contracts came to an end . |
| 10 | Although it was a leaner fair than in previous years , attracting just 133 exhibitors , one-half of which were drawn from Madrid and other Spanish cities , ARCO ( 11–17 February ) , Spain 's top contemporary art fair , retained its renowned sense of style . |
| 11 | Attendance was considerably higher than in previous years , with over 1,000 visitors per day . |
| 12 | The cards are now larger than in previous years and we have found that this size proved very popular . |
| 13 | The Burns Supper was less so than in previous years but still was an excellent evening arranged by Dr A. Watson . |
| 14 | While I accept that there may have been a little less temporary employment available during this summer than in previous years , there is no doubt that many students still found temporary jobs in the long vacation . |
| 15 | ‘ In these times of stiff competition and a market that is less favourable than in previous years , competitors are turning in less good results , ’ he said . |
| 16 | There were many more such households in the 1991 Census than in previous years ; this is generally thought to be because many people evaded the enumerators lest they be made to pay the Community Charge . |
| 17 | It may not sound like much but it means we can buy substantially fewer new books than in previous years |
| 18 | Olazabal 's dislike of US Open courses and their preparation is well-known , but he said today : ‘ This course offers us much more hope than in previous years . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I advise our dear people and all Muslim nations to hold the international Qods Day ceremonies this year more warmly and enthusiastically than in previous years , ’ he said in the broadcast monitored in Nicosia . |
| 20 | Although the number is lower than in previous years , there is still clearly much more to be done to reach our goal . |
| 21 | Mr Alistair McDuff , for the princesses , told the court Mrs Swami 's treatment in the summer of 1983 was dreadful , but in previous years things were not as bad as painted by her . |
| 22 | As in previous years the response to the ‘ prisoners of Conscience ’ programmes shown on the BBC in November/December 1990 has been tremendous and effective , and we are still answering 10 enquiries a week about prisoners . |
| 23 | As in previous years , the Festival will be the launch for the new programmes made for the Black Arts Video Project , three of which this year come from Birmingham and West Midlands based filmmakers . |
| 24 | May be she did not do as well in the major championships as in previous years but in 1990 she still managed to win one Australian , get in to the final of the French and the US Opens , and the semi final of Wimbledon . |
| 25 | Protein , index and pedigree ruled the day at the fifth Hayleys Invitational Sale in Essex last week , with breeders failing to dig as deeply into their pockets as in previous years . |
| 26 | He was told that they were unaware of any plan to switch the ceremony to the afternoon and that arrangements were the same as in previous years . |
| 27 | As in previous years the organisers welcome competitors running for a charity of their choice . |
| 28 | And as in previous years the evening was a great success . |
| 29 | As in previous years this was a competition between teams of three chemistry students representing Hong Kong 's five tertiary institutions . |
| 30 | In an NSPCC Report ( Vousden , 1987 ) workers involved with families were asked to indicate the factors they thought precipitated child abuse and , as in previous years , the one recorded most frequently was ‘ marital problems ’ , particularly in cases of emotional and sexual abuse . |