Example sentences of "diminished [prep] [art] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some ferries have been ‘ Jumbo-ised ’ — cut in half , and an extra bit stuck in the middle — and most are roomier than their predecessors , though deck space seems to have diminished with the years : action now takes place indoors . |
| 2 | Whilst some of the more conspicuous signs of domination have diminished over the years , a more indirect but equally pervasive web of relationships has grown up . |
| 3 | The announced intention behind the 1989 Housing Act is to increase the stock of rented housing — which has steadily diminished over the years . |
| 4 | However , differences between the sexes in economic activity have diminished over the years . |
| 5 | Bettelheim and Zelan ( 1982 ) demonstrate how vocabulary load in readers has actually diminished across the years : First readers in the 1920s contained on average 645 different words ; in the 1930s 460 , in the 1940s and 1950s 350 words . |