Example sentences of "20 year ['s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rita is a machine knitter of 20 years ' standing who has taught many techniques of the craft . |
| 2 | The new flexi-age retirement provision is unlikely to help you if you move to a new job , since it only applies to employees of 20 years ' standing . |
| 3 | One of the most vocal critics of reorganization , an officer of more than 20 years ' standing , deplored what seemed to him to be an essential transformation in pollution control work . |
| 4 | But they will begin life by taking the 20 years ' accumulation of magnesium oxide cladding from around uranium fuel rods used in the Magnox reactors . |
| 5 | For example , in Birmingham in 1973 a young mugger was sentenced to a draconian 20 years ' detention amid enormous publicity , and yet this sentence made no difference to the incidence of mugging offences in Birmingham or in other areas ( Baxter and Nuttall , 1975 ; Beyleveld , 1990 : 157 ) . |
| 6 | PC Anderson , a 40-year-old officer with 20 years ' experience , warned her not to report the incident , saying he knew where to find her and could arrest her for soliciting , the court was told . |
| 7 | There is speculation about new political initiatives , each one a triumph of hope over 20 years ' experience . |
| 8 | As an example of AEA 's capabilities , its Environmental Safety Centre has almost 20 years ' experience in all aspects of disposal and treatment of domestic , industrial and toxic wastes , as well as providing consultancy , research and technical services , including environmental audits and assessments , waste management and environmental pollution research on an international basis . |
| 9 | The two American researchers say that , despite some of the workers having 20 years ' experience in the electricity industry , none of the workers had heard of sulphur hexafluoride , nor did they know that their work could lead to exposure to irritant gases . |
| 10 | Even when age of acquisition and age at time of test are controlled there is a consistent gap in favour of production over comprehension of BSL for groups of signers with average six , 12 and 20 years ' experience ( Kyle , Woll and Llewellyn-Jones , 1981 ) . |
| 11 | Kyle , Woll and Llewellyn-Jones ( 1981 ) describe BSL users with over 20 years ' experience of work with deaf people who still describe BSL as a ‘ secret language ’ among the deaf , or ‘ their language ’ , or ‘ low verbal language ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's linked with business , with the fluctuations of the stock exchange , ’ explains Paul Smith , who has 20 years ' experience of designing for men . |
| 13 | National Breakdown has 20 years ' experience of getting emergency help to stranded motorists . |
| 14 | With the methodical professionalism of a former detective sergeant with 20 years ' experience in London 's Metropolitan police , Jones had made a full note of a conversation in which Connelly asked , ‘ Have you considered a bag switch at Frankfurt ? ’ |
| 15 | Over 20 years ' experience in the manufacture and supply of non-destructive tubular inspection equipment has established NDT Systems as a leader in this industry , with a client base that spans virtually every oil producing region of the world . |
| 16 | With over 20 years ' experience in servicing the oil and gas sector , we employ approximately 2,800 personnel worldwide providing engineering and high technology services and products to offshore oil , power generation and general industrial markets . |
| 17 | Standfirst : With 20 years ' experience covering major oil shows for The Scotsman , FRANK FRAZER reflects on highlights of last month 's Offshore Europe event in Aberdeen . |
| 18 | With over 20 years ' experience in servicing the oil and gas sector , we employ approximately 2,800 personnel worldwide providing engineering and high technology services and products to offshore oil , power generation and general industrial markets . |
| 19 | After 20 years ' service the almost total entitlement to remain on full pay , albeit suspended from duty , until the age of 65 . |
| 20 | Mr Bain , who now lives with Miss Spinner , alleges that Mr Reid , who has more than 20 years ' service at the hospital , incited a male resident to ‘ sort out ’ a female resident whenever she became distressed and noisy . |
| 21 | The proviso whereby it was possible for some individuals to enjoy an enhanced accrual scale to qualify for full pension benefits after 10 years of service was altered in the 1987 Budget — with a new period of 20 years ' service being required . |
| 22 | For example , employers can now pay full pension , without actuarial reduction , at any age between 50 and 70 , provided an employee has completed 20 years ' service with the organisation . |
| 23 | You are sacked after 20 years ' service with a week 's notice . |
| 24 | When this risk is compared to other cancer risks , it is found that the lifelong risk from passive smoking is more than 100 times higher than the estimated effect of 20 years ' exposure to chrysotile asbestos normally found in asbestos-containing buildings [ 5 ] . |
| 25 | Among the possible prisoners of conscience are 37 people sentenced to up to 20 years ' imprisonment for their involvement in a peaceful flag-raising ceremony in the town of Jayapura on 14 December 1988 . |
| 26 | Assistant teacher Habib Ben Malek was sentenced in the same trial in 1977 to 20 years ' imprisonment . |
| 27 | We regard murders committed in this country by terrorists as deserving a minimum of 20 years ' imprisonment for those people . |
| 28 | On July 27 Robert Louis White , 46 , grand dragon of the Maryland Knights of the Ku Klux Klan , pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession of firearms , he faced up to 20 years ' imprisonment . |
| 29 | On Oct. 6 the court sentenced 11 of the men including the MTP leader , Roberto Felicetti , and two of the women to life imprisonment for murder , wounding , robbery and rebellion , with the possibility of release after 25 years for good behaviour ; the remaining seven , including the priest , Fr Juan Antonio Puigjane , an MTP leader who had not participated in the actual attack , were sentenced to terms of between 10 and 20 years ' imprisonment for complicity . |
| 30 | Some 157 demonstrators were subsequently convicted of a range of offences and were sentenced to up to 20 years ' imprisonment . |