Example sentences of "recent years [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Democratic candidate made a clean sweep of the states in New England ( the first time since 1964 ) and made inroads into the southern states which in recent years had been solidly Republican . |
| 2 | Normal fluorescent tubes are familiar enough , but the main development in recent years has been in compact fluorescent lamps , which take the place of normal light bulbs . |
| 3 | Although banking remains important , the most profitable area for expansion in recent years has been manufacturing . |
| 4 | The only unqualified crossover success in recent years has been Cher , and it took a minor miracle for her to get there . |
| 5 | One of the most interesting developments in dry gardening in recent years has been an increase in the use of gravel . |
| 6 | She said : ‘ The strength of my country in recent years has been that we have had no coalition , just clear leadership , a clear majority and clear decisions . |
| 7 | No Defence Secretary in recent years has been able to grip his department effectively , which means taking harsh decisions that reflect a coherent view of Britain 's priorities . |
| 8 | It is a short-stay winner , however ; the most interesting growth area in recent years has been outside the big cities and the theme parks : we are following the President 's advice to ‘ Discover America . ’ |
| 9 | A particular feature in recent years has been the polarisation of power away from local education authorities ( LEAs ) to the centre ( government ) and to the periphery ( schools ) . |
| 10 | Despite its importance and grade II* listing , the treatment it has received in recent years has been disgraceful , and it is to be hoped a great many lessons will have been learnt about how to deal with irresponsible owners of such important listed buildings . |
| 11 | An ominous dimension in recent years has been the use of public order legislation as a means with which to repress the expression of sexual preferences . |
| 12 | Imagination has been associated especially with the arts , and thus in recent years has been increasingly downgraded . |
| 13 | While the net inflow into foreign exchange deposits in recent years has been fairly modest , the dinar value of the stock has risen enormously . |
| 14 | The pattern of trade in recent years has been much affected by the price of oil . |
| 15 | The pace of legislative change in recent years has been relentless and advice workers need to be prepared for it in advance . |
| 16 | A very useful development in insulin therapy in recent years has been the fixed-dose mixture of insulin , either 30 per cent short-acting and 70 per cent intermediate-acting ( Mixtard ) or equal parts of the two insulins ( Initard ) . |
| 17 | Twite , however , are largely confined to saltings and the maximum number in recent years has been 335 . |
| 18 | Perhaps their most important contribution for Sussex birds in recent years has been the vast increase in the provision of food at bird-tables and feeding stations . |
| 19 | Spring passage or arrival in recent years has been noted between 21 March ( 1973 ) and 22 May , but , in ‘ Quail years ’ , arrival possibly continues well into June . |
| 20 | An outstanding feature of the UK economy in recent years has been the rapid growth in employment in the service industries . |
| 21 | The reason for the popularity of the de-clawing operation in recent years has been the concern of ( usually wealthy ) owners for their soft furnishings . |
| 22 | Filippo Pandolfi , vice-president of the European Commission in charge of research , has further remarked that the adopted procedures may help to avoid errors and falsification of research , which in recent years has been a controversial issue in the US . |
| 23 | By far the most popular location in recent years has been the Netherlands , for the very good reason that it has for some time offered by far the best deal . |
| 24 | One of the feminist demands in recent years has been to ‘ reclaim the night ’ . |
| 25 | A major improvement in recent years has been the inclusion in such reports of analysis and interpretation of the data ( see , for instance , Cook and Dacre 1985 ) . |
| 26 | Much of the systematic anthropological work on war and conflict in recent years has been made within an ecological or socio-biological analytical framework . |
| 27 | Although if I remember , Commander , your muse in recent years has been somewhat fugitive . ’ |
| 28 | One of the most exciting developments in recent years has been the degree of convergence between models of visual function built up by computer scientists trying to figure out how to build machines that can see and physiologists trying to work out what different parts of the visual system do . |
| 29 | One of the most provocative findings in recent years has been the degree of parallel organization hidden within individual anatomical regions . |
| 30 | A feature of recent years has been the degree to which the differing agencies — HMI , the DES , Further Education Unit , and NBHS ( now renamed Skill : National Bureau for Students with Disabilities ) have worked together . |