Example sentences of "in the [adj] years [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 In the early years pamphlets were reviewed form time to time , but this practice was soon discontinued .
2 This data does not mean that absolute wages are higher , because in the early years wages in Japan are relatively low .
3 One possible answer is that in periods of structural change major upheavals and dislocation are felt — a crisis is obvious — whereas in the intervening years changes occur smoothly and are felt to be less dramatic .
4 While it is comparatively easy to accept that in the primary years children have particular and specific qualities and that effective learning is most likely to take place in an environment which meets their intellectual , physical , social and emotional needs , it is much more difficult to define the components which make the learning environment effective .
5 John Thaw , star of Central Television 's Inspector Morse has been made a CBE in the new years honours list .
6 In the following years discussions continued between the officers at the Boards and at headquarters in an attempt to sort out a practical level of detail which preserved the Authority 's control over general policy and coordination , while reserving clearly local matters to the Area Boards .
7 In the inter-war years relations between the Western powers and Moscow had often been strained : America did not open diplomatic relations with the Bolshevik regime until 1933 .
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