Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] in [adj] years [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Socialist Party had not only suffered its worst election defeat in 25 years but also given every appearance of being in the process of disintegration . |
| 2 | There 've been five home secretaries in four years and civil servants are unclear which direction ministers will take next . |
| 3 | Thank you Mr Mayor I just wanted t to come in with two fairly quick points er as to why I will not be able to support this amendment , but the first is that the leader of the council has indicated that the efficiency savings erm has got as far as it can go and that , you know , we have been trimming at the margins and there is no more margin left and that leads you to believe that perhaps one should be looking at somewhat more er root and branch type of pruning in the spending that that the labour group want to actually erm deal with , er and the second point I would like to make , and er I thank councillor for giving us a a a a new word tonight obfuscation because that describes exactly what I think the labour group are trying to do by bringing this figure down it removes the embarrassment they would have from having to add on a substantial sum of money f due to the failure to collect the cou er the community charge in previous years and I think that they are trying by by this amendment with some very quick foot work to try and delude the people of this city . |
| 4 | There is a significant difference between the pattern of the cash flows system of the various projects ( e.g. one project has high cash flow in early years and low cash flows in latter years : while another project has low cash flows in early years and high cash flows in latter years ) . |
| 5 | The Free Democrats talk of selling off 35–40% of Hungary 's business assets in 2–3 years and 80% within ten years . |
| 6 | We need to start somewhere in an analysis and it might be useful to review the rate of penetration of another , related consumer electronics platform in recent years and to use this as some guide to the penetration we might expect from multimedia platforms . |
| 7 | ‘ We have every sympathy with those who have made substantial underwriting losses in recent years but Lloyd 's owes its first duty to policyholders with valid claims which must be met , ’ he said . |
| 8 | It was the worst mine explosion in 20 years and a culmination of a series of explosions caused by the owners , eagerness to bring out coal from the crept workings . |
| 9 | Perhaps those advising Mr Lamont consider the objective has been achieved by the high drilling success rates in recent years and there are enough oil and gas finds to sustain development work for the immediate future . |
| 10 | English anglers have dominated the Gland Slam in recent years but the Eastern Europeans are highly regarded with both Poland and Czechoslovakia former winners of the world championship . |
| 11 | Toye has been in the Armagh county squad in recent years and is a proven forward capable of turning the tide in his team 's favour . |
| 12 | All these methods have been used in nurse education in recent years and reflect the student-centred approaches being adopted by many nurse educators . |
| 13 | Hopefully as we improve our business , we may indeed see TV advertising in future years and we hope that we will become as well known as IBM , 3M or ICI . ’ |
| 14 | They moved to scenic Greencastle on the southern tip of Co Down in recent years but now the ‘ adopted ’ locals are dreading the possibility of the ferry which will operate from Greencastle to Greenore on the other side of Carlingford Lough . |
| 15 | Couples married in the early 1950s produced the same family sizes in 4 years and 7.4 years respectively ( table 4.7 ) . |