Example sentences of "[adj] [that] in [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is perfectly right that in recent years we have been eating into that principle , but if we continue to do so , the principle will go , and that is the civil liberties issue which the system of justice has always been anxious to maintain . |
| 2 | While it remains to be seen which , if any , of these options is adopted , it is not very encouraging that in recent years a number of offers of adoption have apparently been made by national bodies , only to be discouraged by the DES . |
| 3 | The universities are also concerned that in three years they may be obliged to give any available permanent position to a WIPer instead of advertising it for open competition , thereby reducing their ability to attract the best talent . |
| 4 | He is also proud that in 37 years he has never lost a single victim whose life he has been called on to save . |
| 5 | It is notable that in recent years , the ‘ Tebbit doctrine ’ has sought to narrow the scope of monopoly and merger references to cases that raise clear issues of competition . |
| 6 | It is not surprising that in recent years they have served interchangeably in the hands of various theorists as models of each other . |
| 7 | Haymo found on a tour of the diocese that the Palace at Halling with its farming implements and utensils was in a much dilapidated state and he is quoted as saying the state of the property of the diocese was so bad that in seven years the damage could not be made good . |