Example sentences of "in recent [noun pl] [ex0] " in BNC.

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1 In recent decades there have been substantial changes in the family and household experiences of people in Britain , especially in the 1980s .
2 In recent decades there has , however , been more and more chafing at this privileged position .
3 Although Prime Ministers may from time to time use words which suggest that they are not unwilling to exercise their power of appointment , in recent times there is no direct evidence that they have done so .
4 In recent months there has been a lively debate — much of it behind the scenes — into how the hospitality industry can speak more effectively to Government .
5 This section is mainly concerned with the initial stages of rising capital for Eurotunnel but in recent months there have been growing doubts about the financial viability of the project .
6 In recent months there had been numerous incidents , in Armenia and the disputed Nagorny Karabakh enclave within Armenia , in which Armenian militants ambushed troops and raided police stations to capture weapons [ for worst such incident , in Yerevan in May , see p. 37462 ] .
7 In recent weeks there has been a war of claim and counter-claim between the board and the inspectorate about how far some of the key issues , such as fuel clad ballooning , the integrity of the steam generator and the reactor 's protection , have been resolved .
8 In recent years there has been considerable discussion of the role of the Sovereign in the eventuality of a hung Parliament , such as that of 1929–31 , and the general conclusion has been that her role is essentially a passive one .
9 In recent years there have certainly been dramatic moves to open sport up to the forces of the market .
10 Which is not to say that popular humour in the States is particularly nice : in recent years there has been a great demand for in-your-face racist , ethnic and misogynist stuff , as typified on the respectable side by Jackie Mason and on the unholy by Andrew Dice Clay .
11 Many fashions such as the kipper tie and the string tie have come and gone , and in recent years there has been an upsurge in the popularity of vivid colours and flamboyant designs .
12 In recent years there had been a considerable increase in the revenue derived from tourism .
13 In recent years there has been a move in UK schools to standardise scientific nomenclature , and to phase out imperial measurements in favour of metric ones .
14 Ciba-Geigy runs company management courses and in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of women in these courses .
15 In recent years there has been a great increase in the use of active compounds .
16 And of course in recent years there has been yet another pressure to move away from Brian Way 's methods .
17 MI6 remains to this day a secret organisation that does not officially exist despite the fact that in recent years there have been numerous books written about its activities .
18 In recent years there has been an explosion in the growth of business travel .
19 In recent years there has also been an increasing trend towards imports of products rather than crude oil which has not helped the domestic oil industry .
20 In recent years there have been very large increases in the number of new publications appearing on the market .
21 In recent years there has been more emphasis on the objectives of library services , and less upon quantitative measures .
22 In recent years there has been a strong demand for the Galloway from Germany , especially for low-cost meat production on upland heaths and lowland swamps where the typical German dual-purpose breeds need to be brought inside for the winter and need better grazing .
23 In the main it causes few problems , but in recent years there has been a rise in cases that cause conflict for the advice worker .
24 In recent years there has been a tremendous drive to keep elderly persons in their own homes for as long as possible , by giving close support to relatives and friends and by providing support from community services such as home helps and ‘ meals-on-wheels ’ .
25 In recent years there have been records for every month as single birds have summered five or six times .
26 In recent years there has been some evidence that they are even more evasive , changing identity by oscillating from one type of neutrino to another .
27 The Report concluded : ‘ Moreover in recent years there was a substantial increase in Argentina 's military strengths in all three of its armed services , which must have increased its confidence in its ability to occupy the Islands and retain them . ’
28 In recent years there has been an improvement in the standard and a number of top athletes have appeared at the event to earn it some respectability .
29 In recent years there has in fact been an increased incidence of heart disease in women in their thirties and forties .
30 In recent years there has been increasing emphasis on the importance of training for staff at all levels in libraries of all kinds but apart from a circular letter sent out by The Library Association in 1976 , and two publications on the subject , one in 1977 and another in 1978 , there have been no systematic attempts to assess overall provision of training in the UK .
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