Example sentences of "in recent [noun] it " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 ‘ … 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 The Bank of England used to be the City 's leader ; in recent times it has seemed content to be its cheerleader .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 In recent weeks it sold one Ford franchise for £8m and bought another for £6m .
12 And in recent weeks it 's become a daily chore , as more and more birds have been brought in from the nearby Gloucester Sharpness canal .
13 In recent time it has been thoroughly renovated with its style respected and conserved — and serves still as a place of shelter and of refreshment for travellers .
14 Predominantly a coastal bird , where it can usually been seen in large flocks from now until spring , in recent years it has spread inland to breed .
15 Glass-fibre remains an inexpensive and effective reinforcement material , but in recent years it has been upstaged by Kevlar and carbon fibre , two stronger but more costly materials that owe their high profile largely to their use in formula racing cars .
16 In recent years it has added to the services it provides for the retired to include financial services , retirement homes and magazine publishing .
17 I like big heads that are flat at the back , not pointed , and for that reason in recent years it is Korean males who have attracted me most , with their rich , straight black hair laid perpendicularly on that square-backed skull — always , to me , the sign of a male good at mathematics , the sexiest science .
18 In recent years it has been particularly successful in treating respiratory and urinary tract infections , gastrointestinal infections , infections of the skin and skin structures , bone and joint infections and sexually transmitted diseases .
19 And in recent years it is impossible not to see that Dale Thomas ' name occurs more than others , including being five times the Club Champion — winning on one occasion after a 60-hole match !
20 In recent years it has become fashionable to say that Modi only suffered from poverty because of his drinking and drug-taking .
21 In recent years it has been modified to reduce labour costs and increase profits through the use of machinery , fertilizers , and chemicals .
22 The company at one time had a significant tie to the defence industry , but in recent years it has focused on what it knows best — speciality chemicals .
23 Thus although a marked increase is apparent in recent years it may prove to be due entirely to three freak movements .
24 In recent years it has become more acceptable to distinguish between different types of learning .
25 In recent years it has been the guitar that has been changing most rapidly .
26 It is a Yorkshire dale in a classic sense with sweeping contours and a fierce beauty on the grand scale , although in recent years it has been placed in County Durham ( not that locals pay any attention to such cultural vandalism ) .
27 This is a landmark visible for miles along the coast ; indeed there was a protest from seafarers when in recent years it was feared the spire might need to be dismantled .
28 In recent years it has been found that a high proportion of patients suffering from piles require no further treatment once they have switched to a high-fibre diet and as a result pass soft stools that can be evacuated with minimal straining .
29 But in recent years it has lost its fury .
30 If Japan 's lending had continued to expand at the same pace as in recent years it would have overtaken Britain in 1992 .
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