Example sentences of "in recent [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Republicans this was a particularly rewarding set of results ; in recent decades they had enjoyed considerable success in presidential elections , but the victories of Eisenhower and Nixon had not , with the fleeting exception of 1953 — 55 , been flanked by success in Congressional elections . |
| 2 | While it is true that in recent decades it has been made more , rather than less , difficult for elected assemblies to exercise control over public expenditure ( Robinson 1978 ) , it is equally true that political controllers are not completely starved of information about bureaucratic activities . |
| 3 | It is the first time in recent memory she has missed the ceremony . |
| 4 | Having come from a country afflicted by the worst drought in recent memory it should have come as no surprise that the Namibians were able to handle the Sicilian heat . |
| 5 | ‘ … In recent literature it is stated that the diet of Haas ( Banana-diet ) and Fanconi ( fruit and begetables ) gives the best results in the treatment of patients suffering from coeliac disease . |
| 6 | And whilst it is impossible to state categorically that heart disease can be caused by eating too much fat , in recent investigations it was observed that among the groups of people who consumed high amounts of fat the incidence of heart attack was far higher than among those who followed a low fat diet . |
| 7 | Er and so er although in security struggles in the event of war we find er that these wars tend to become total wars , and we 've had two of these in the present century , historically speaking in recent times we had another one , anyone know what it was ? |
| 8 | But then er in recent times she stay in the farm so |
| 9 | In recent times I have been able to go down to the hostel , where my good friend Richard Megson gives me the opportunity to wash in lovely hot water . |
| 10 | In recent times it was feared that Venice was sinking , but modern engineering has come up with a way of pumping water from the mainland to boost the underground water base on which the city rests . |
| 11 | In recent times it is more usual to have some element of discussion , partly because of the increasingly democratic style of organisations and partly because the variety of relevant technology requires a correspondingly wide range of expertise . |
| 12 | The Bank of England used to be the City 's leader ; in recent times it has seemed content to be its cheerleader . |
| 13 | In recent months we have had to review the law in relation to the medical treatment of children : see In re R. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Consent to Treatment ) [ 1992 ] Fam. 11 and In re W. ( A Minor ) ( Inherent Jurisdiction : Consent to Treatment ) [ 1992 ] 3 W.L.R. 758 . |
| 14 | Of course , unemployment brings great difficulties in its train and no one regrets that more than I. That is why in recent months we have put in place the widest range of measures that we have ever had to help unemployed people get back to work . |
| 15 | FOLLOWING our business success in recent months we welcome these new staff and wish them every success in their careers with CCG . |
| 16 | The Jet project is formally er continuing until the end of 1992 but in recent months we 've had some very great successes in Jet , the work we 've done is of very high quality and , and certainly world leading , and we can see the way ahead to building an experimental reactor after Jet but there are some very important experiments that need to be done before then . |
| 17 | In recent months they have begun to tear loose from this platform . |
| 18 | In recent months they have even hinted at getting the Russians — who supply much of Ukraine 's oil dirt-cheap — to raise economic barriers that would force it to give way . |
| 19 | In recent months he accepted his increasing illness with an admirable fortitude and resignation . |
| 20 | In recent months he has made two major speeches in Parliament on the subject . |
| 21 | In recent months I have had the opportunity to go to Kashmir by arrangement with both the Pakistani Government and the Indian Government , and I have seen the profound suffering among Kashmiris of both religions — Hindu and Muslim . |
| 22 | In recent months it has been expanding its market research activities while offloading its education publishing division and other subsidiaries in a bid to slash debt . |
| 23 | In recent months it had been widely reported that Saw Maung , who had chaired the SLORC since the army assumed power in 1998 , had suffered a mental breakdown . |
| 24 | The Citroen BX has long been Britain 's most popular diesel-engined car but in recent months it has been overtaken by another model from the same French stable the ZX . |
| 25 | In recent weeks they had mounted attacks on a French aid convoy and against European tourists , four of whom were seriously injured on Jan. 25 near the uranium centre , Arlit , some 1,200 km north-east of Niamey , the capital . |
| 26 | Just in recent weeks we have had public reports of a cardiologist who has had to turn seriously ill patients away because of the budget system — I am telling the truth about the health — |
| 27 | In recent weeks we 've been taking a look at our Sussex heritage , and asking questions about conservation and preservation in our county . |
| 28 | , writes : TWICE in recent weeks I have heard of a character which sounds like Notre Dames and they say he was played in a film by Orson Welles . |
| 29 | Twice in recent weeks I have asked John Bryan if he is having an affair with Fergie . |
| 30 | What I would have done without it in recent weeks I do not know . |