Example sentences of "but in [adj] years the " in BNC.
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1 | Assessment has traditionally been regarded as the responsibility of psychiatrists , but in recent years the role of non-medically qualified personnel has been examined . |
2 | At first the local farmers provided any bales of straw they had left , but in recent years the bales have had to be bought and transported from Selby . |
3 | But in recent years the knowledge of the role of electricity in the treatment of disease has developed considerably , and there are no technical reasons why the findings and the techniques outlined can not be implemented and developed immediately by any competent specialist . |
4 | But in recent years the decline of these industries has meant an end to many traditional working-class communities where the extended family still survived . |
5 | Greek and Roman objects were the first works the Met acquired after its founding in 1870 , but in recent years the department has figured far less prominently than other areas which have undergone elaborate reinstallation . |
6 | For a long time the type remained quite insignificant , but in recent years the increasing attention has added many new varieties , and a few miniature standards are also now available . |
7 | Urban labour markets have spread more deeply into rural areas thanks to improved communications , but in recent years the increasing cost and decreasing availability and frequency of public transport have cancelled out many of the gains which rural workers might otherwise have enjoyed . |
8 | But in recent years the wisdom of fostering in all cases has been questioned and the merits of a less emotionally demanding atmosphere , which a home can provide , have been increasingly accepted . |
9 | There were 3,000 pawnbrokers in Greater London in the 1960S , but in ten years the number dropped to 150 . |
10 | Peak numbers were usually present in September or particularly October , but in some years the autumn peak was as late as November . |