Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [adj] few year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parenting education might begin in schools and continue over the first few years of married life ( Pound et al. , 1985 ) . |
| 2 | Publication of the standards is part of a series of initiatives taken over the last few years , including production of the ‘ Best Practice ’ management kit in 1985 , The Society 's model ‘ Office Manual ’ [ 1987 ] , the development of management training , and publication of the ‘ Quality Briefing ’ and ‘ Client Care Guide . ’ |
| 3 | While the Camphill Development Project will naturally take up time and energy and demand much sacrifice over the next few years it must not become our only goal . |
| 4 | The really pointless measure is letting councils spend the money they get over the next few years from selling homes and other properties . |
| 5 | It will inevitably take some time before the full benefits of our strategy are realised and , whilst we expect our production and cash flow to remain strong and rise over the next few years , profitability in the short term is likely to remain depressed , even with contributions from disposals . |
| 6 | If lamb prices rise over the next few years , as they may well do , then the subsidies will fall . |
| 7 | Kerin , 53 , a trained economist , was reputed to be more flexible than his fiscally conservative predecessor , but he quickly sought to reassure the business sector that there would be no change in Treasury policy , stating that it was important to preserve " all the benefits of the hard decisions " taken over the past few years . |