Example sentences of "[subord] in previous year " 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 | 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 . |
3 | Competition between the parties was , however , somewhat less than in previous years . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | This was the second time they had done the walk , and they found it tougher than in previous years . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Attendance was considerably higher than in previous years , with over 1,000 visitors per day . |
9 | The cards are now larger than in previous years and we have found that this size proved very popular . |
10 | The Burns Supper was less so than in previous years but still was an excellent evening arranged by Dr A. Watson . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | ‘ 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | It may not sound like much but it means we can buy substantially fewer new books than in previous years |
15 | 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 . ’ |
16 | ‘ 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 . |
17 | Although the number is lower than in previous years , there is still clearly much more to be done to reach our goal . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | As in previous years the organisers welcome competitors running for a charity of their choice . |
24 | And as in previous years the evening was a great success . |
25 | As in previous years this was a competition between teams of three chemistry students representing Hong Kong 's five tertiary institutions . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | In the spring the regional heats were held and as in previous years our expert judges were pleased by the excellent standards . |
28 | As in previous years , we shall be making some changes to reflect readers ' comments . |
29 | For 1990/91 , as in previous years , this loan relief limit was £30,000 and therefore the pro-rata function would be £30,000 over £40,000 times the total gross interest paid . |
30 | As in previous years , mineral exploration in the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme was mainly for gold The results of seven multidisciplinary surveys published during the year included important new indications of mineralisation . |