Example sentences of "in the [adj] few years there " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the next few years there will be fewer young people and these tend to make up the majority of staff in many outlets , so caterers — and particularly the large chains — will come to rely more on automation in the near future . ’ |
| 2 | It is likely that in the next few years there will be pressure to bring into production the remaining hectares of delimited land , although economics and the overall strategy of the Champagne market will also play their part . |
| 3 | In the past few years there have been signs of its introduction and extension by manufacturing organisations experiencing increasing volatility in their markets , increasing inability to predict their manpower requirements and increasing pressures to minimise labour costs . |
| 4 | In the last few years there has been an increasing realization that many modern production methods are not only very wasteful but probably also unnecessary … |
| 5 | Initially , the area improved under township schemes in Lewis and Harris greatly exceeded that improved individually , but in the last few years there have been hardly any new township schemes . |
| 6 | In the last few years there has been a succession of reports , mostly emanating from the continent of Europe , claiming good results from vaccines against herpes virus . |
| 7 | In the last few years there has been a strong demand from Germany as well , but on the whole it has been a home breed rather than a traveller . |
| 8 | But the trend is towards taking the bitterness and confrontation out of divorce , and in the last few years there has been a growth in the number of ‘ mediation ’ and ‘ conciliation ’ ( not to be confused with reconciliation ) services available . |
| 9 | In the last few years there has been some debate about the provision , role and effectiveness of postgraduate training in the social sciences in the UK . |