Example sentences of "concern in recent years " in BNC.
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| 1 | One pollutant which has attracted considerable concern in recent years is lead . |
| 2 | The disposal of both nuclear and non-nuclear wastes has proved to be of major public concern in recent years . |
| 3 | These moral issues , which troubled those who wished to enjoy the company of animals but felt they had to judge them on a set of human values , have caused less concern in recent years . |
| 4 | A study by Moxon ( 1999 : 15 ) shows that as many as two-fifths of those whose offences involved less than £200 received unsuspended custody ( largely as a result of past offending or being in breach of an existing court order ) in spite of the persistent concern in recent years about the need to restrict custody to only the most serious property offenders . |
| 5 | The side-effect that has caused greatest concern in recent years , however , is that of ‘ short- termism ’ . |
| 6 | Multicultural education has become a major educational concern in recent years , especially in schools . |