Example sentences of "this [noun] has seen the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agriculture is an extensive activity with dispersed employment , but this sector has seen the largest decline . |
| 2 | This decade has seen the old bogey of progressive rock gradually replaced by progressive pop : the site for left-liberal well-meaning and pensiveness has shifted from concept albums and pomp rock , to the three-minute song and pop soul . |
| 3 | Having said that , this season has seen the best conditions for controlling the weed for some time . |
| 4 | And this week has seen the launch of a new international singing competition in memory of Peter Pears . |
| 5 | This century has seen the rise to prominence on the world-stage of the ecumenical movement , which grew out of the need felt by Christians engaged in foreign mission to overcome the divisions between churches and denominations which made less and less sense in the missionary context . |
| 6 | As finch ( 1989 ) describes , it is commonly asserted that this century has seen the demise of the extended family structure which is commonly assumed to have been the norm at previous points in time . |