Example sentences of "[prep] recent years [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 The authors suggest the rise in kidnapping in recent years may be related to the easier access now available to neonatal units , which were once open only to fathers , and then within strict visiting hours .
2 One of the most significant trends in recent years may prove to be the growth of religious consciousness in the West .
3 The quantitative growth of advanced capitalist states in recent years may be illustrated by the proportion of GDP represented by general government expenditure in OECD countries , shown in table 2.1 .
4 Anyway who has followed the actions of the opposition in Bremen or Hamburg in recent years can hardly avoid the conclusion that the Christian Democrats ( the opposition ) are not interested in gaining power ( since lucrative public positions are given to them anyway ) …
5 Since they involve the same Ernst equation , it is clear that all the solution generating techniques that have been developed for stationary axisymmetric space-times in recent years can also be applied to colliding plane wave situations .
6 The rapidly deteriorating relationship which has developed between the Polytechnic of Central London ( PCL ) and the Inner London Education Authority ( ILEA ) in recent years can be ascribed to similar factors .
7 Few appointments made by the Civil Service Commission in recent years will be so crucial , not just to the efficient running of the welfare state , but to the progress of the most significant Civil Service reform this century .
8 Apart from the load attempted suicide places on health service facilities , it is not yet known whether the high levels of the behaviour in recent years will subsequently be reflected in an increase in the numbers of completed suicides .
9 The NRA believes that the small numbers of migratory fish which have returned to the Tees in recent years will continue to increase as pollution levels fall .
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