Example sentences of "in [adj] year [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under this Government , the income of retirement pensioners as a whole has increased more in each year than it did throughout the Labour Government 's administration . |
| 2 | It 's also the first major re-design of the spreadsheet in 10 years and it 's a vast improvement . |
| 3 | This has meant a fall in the demand for residential care which had been increasing rapidly in previous years and it is the duty of the relevant authorities to plan future provision er so that everything will work smoothly for those most in need . |
| 4 | It gives the impression we 're prepared to spend the money and that 's what 's happened in previous years and it should n't happen . |
| 5 | In 1848 an experienced mines inspector and engineer could write in A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries : ‘ Explosions of gas have unfortunately become so numerous in late years that it would be impossible in the absence of specific records to enumerate them . ’ |
| 6 | The town has always been a primary IRA target but this is the first time in many years that it has singled out the commercial centre . |
| 7 | Erwin even questions whether there is room for the mainframe in this scenario — ‘ If the mainframe 's price-performance relationship is the same in five years as it is now , it does n't stand a chance ’ . |
| 8 | I remember him telling one man that had been late three times in fifteen years that it was getting to be a habit : ‘ You 'd better look for your previous employment . ’ |
| 9 | He had no answer — save that British scientists had been reorganised so often in recent years that it was time for stability . |
| 10 | So much has been written concerning this question in recent years that it would waste space to reiterate arguments as to the moral , sociological , psychological and medical aspects of the problem . |
| 11 | I draw his attention to the fact that we are now net exporters of televisions whereas we were net importers under the Labour party and to the fact that motor output has been expanding in recent years whereas it was declining under Labour . |
| 12 | In large scale industry ( such as the Automotive Industry ) the use of cordless tools has been steadily increasing in recent years so it is by no means novel technology . |
| 13 | A spokeswoman for Mersey Docks and Harbour Company said : ’ They are now quite old and have not been in regular use in recent years so it was decided to dismantle them to improve the appearance of the area . |
| 14 | The number of non-party political members of principal councils has declined steadily in recent years and it is usual in the large towns and cities for the authority to be governed by one or more of the political parties acting on a group basis . |
| 15 | Add to this the rapid growth in the numbers of expeditions , climbers and trekkers which has occurred in recent years and it is not surprising that the problem has reached massive proportions despite the availability of new access sites from Tibet which was opened to climbers in 1980 . |
| 16 | The IT industry has been subject to rapid development in recent years and it is confidently expected that this trend will continue . |
| 17 | The debate over what has become known as ‘ blindsight ’ has become very heated in recent years and it is difficult to see which side is correct . |
| 18 | It challenges some of the teaching methods that have been used in recent years and it suggests that schools should concentrate on commonsense , practical teaching . |
| 19 | Timothy Langdale , QC , counsel for Guppy , said he had had high expenses in recent years and it should not be assumed ‘ that there is some pot of gold stuck in some foreign country ’ . |