Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] year [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will have read , by , acres of New Year newsprint on dieting , and come to the conclusion that you simply ca n't win . |
| 2 | A variety of data bases are involved : transcripts of 40 open-ended interviews with middle-class Pakehas ; transcripts of 30 interviews with final year school students as well as with some teachers working in multi-ethnic classrooms ; parliamentary debates and media reports relating to the Springbok tour , Maori affairs and immigration issues . |
| 3 | Longman had a very , very er , very good increase in profits and the Addison Wesley loss , which is bigger in the first half than usual er , is n't something that bothers me particularly , I 'm really quite relaxed about full year performance , but just to make sure they 're er , attacking erm , expenses , travel , administration , that kind but nothing in the erm , book investment programme . |
| 4 | In even-numbered years entry is to the University of Edinburgh . |
| 5 | * Full text in Diocesan Year Book |
| 6 | Wilko in New Year battle cry |
| 7 | Eubank and Benn were attending an ITV launch of a new seven-fight package featuring both men in New Year title defences . |
| 8 | But the group saw its gross margin rise from 49 p.c. to almost 52 p.c. and says it has seen a ‘ healthy improvement ’ in new year trading . |
| 9 | In recent years development pressures in Edinburgh have led to traffic and transport problems . |
| 10 | In recent years music tuition has been in decline . |
| 11 | Because in recent years hypnosis has tended to leave behind its mystical and Svengali-related image — and also because complementary medicine in general is far more widely accepted than it used to be — many people are less worried about the whole concept than before . |
| 12 | Invariant theory continued — albeit at a reduced level of intensity — and in recent years activity has begun to pick up again . |
| 13 | In recent years mathematics has undergone rapid growth and change . |
| 14 | Two instances where relationships have greatly deteriorated in recent years concern Huddersfield Polytechnic , as we have already noted , and the Polytechnic of Central London ( PCL ) . |
| 15 | But in recent years concern has been growing that economic forecasts are not up to the mark . |
| 16 | Under existing arrangements oil revenues were simply added to government revenue , and in recent years concern had grown among all political parties that the oil boom had led to wasteful investment . |
| 17 | In recent years emphasis has moved away from the teaching of ‘ craft ’ skills such as cookery and sewing towards the development of a range of practical and organisational skills which will enable young people to cope with the demands of living in constantly changing social and economic conditions . |
| 18 | In recent years funding and management of the health service has become something of a political football . |
| 19 | So far , at least , the official policy of the union has been to support the AWB , though in recent years criticism has been growing . |
| 20 | But in recent years criticism has become intense . |
| 21 | In recent years tunny fishing has become a popular sport around Madeira , and there are now many sport fishing boats available for hire . |
| 22 | In recent years tourism has also made an increasing impact on farming , particularly in the more scenically attractive and marginal farming areas , and in Scotland , at least 20 per cent of farms indulge in farm tourism , and farm tourism accounts for at least 10 per cent of net income ( Denman , 1978 ) . |
| 23 | In recent years evidence has begun to accumulate that the learning opportunities which project or topic work presents are rarely exploited to the full . |
| 24 | In recent years cereal production ( mainly barley ) had increased until the country was now reaching self-sufficiency . |
| 25 | In recent years coal gasification has become increasingly economically viable due to technological developments . |
| 26 | In recent years MDO subscription rates have risen sharply in response to the growing number of claims resulting from greater public expectations and willingness to sue , more ambitious surgical techniques and more expensive Court settlements . |
| 27 | In recent years cycling has grown in popularity and regrettably the number of accidents involving cyclists has increased to approximately 250 per year in Lothian Region . |
| 28 | In recent years cycling has grown in popularity and the number of accidents involving cyclists has increased . |
| 29 | In recent years cycling has grown in popularity and regrettably the number of accidents involving cyclists has increased to approximately 250 per year in Lothian Region . |
| 30 | In recent years Access , day part-time and Evening Degree programmes have been introduced with a considerable input from the Arts . |