Example sentences of "but in [adj] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in recent years criticism has become intense . |
| 2 | But in recent years concern has been growing that economic forecasts are not up to the mark . |
| 3 | But in recent years sterling has appreciated against the US dollar but depreciated against the major European currencies and also the Japanese yen . |
| 4 | Initially the grants were concentrated mainly in the higher education sector but in recent years attention has been switched to the schools sector . |
| 5 | During a visit to Taiwan in mid-November — to open a £150m terephthalic acid plant — Sir Denys claimed that the merger was still on course , but in recent weeks doubt has been cast on whether the demerger will go ahead , at least in the immediate future . |
| 6 | At the moment I find that I can just afford my fortnightly twenty-minute flights , but in eighteen months time , when I reach the age of seventy , I wonder if I shall be able to afford £130 per year for the ‘ privilege ’ of flying ? |
| 7 | But in 10 years time this will only feel like receiving £5,107 , even though you have paid in £6000 ! . |
| 8 | But in economic affairs state intervention can easily do more harm than good . |
| 9 | It looks like a vat of unappetising porridge … but in two weeks time this mixture will have been transformed into two of the rarest beers in the country . |
| 10 | Not all Universities , and no other Institutions of Higher Education , have an incorporated graduate body but in such cases membership is open to duly recognised graduate societies or associations . |
| 11 | In some cases these seem to have been produced by surface impacts , but in other cases exposure to a rather strong magnetic field in the past seems to be required . |
| 12 | But in successive writings Hare has gradually worked around to seeing the account of the very meaning of ethical language which he regards as correct as offering a kind of proof of utilitarianism . |
| 13 | I know it 's tempting when see something at £5 instead of £10 , but in six months time it 's useless — that 's why it 's cheap . ’ |
| 14 | I do not want to hold out false general hope , but in some cases assistance might be available . |
| 15 | But in some cases ignorance was bliss . |
| 16 | Active rifting , on the other hand , would be expected to begin with volcanism which is then followed by uplift before rifting itself is finally initiated ; but in some cases uplift seems to precede volcanism . |
| 17 | They may even marry quite young to escape the pressures of the courting scene , but in these cases choice of partner is based more on the need for a mutual defence against a mutual problem than in hope of a mutual problem being resolved . |
| 18 | Episodes of intestinal obstruction usually occurred in the first year of operation but in seven patients admission to hospital with obstruction occurred after the first 12 months . |
| 19 | There are examples in the private sector of quantification of what is material , but in most cases materiality is left to individual judgement . |
| 20 | These are extreme cases , but in most situations part of the cost of taxation will be passed on or ‘ shifted ’ in this way . |
| 21 | Unfitness , substandard amenities and under- or over-occupancy can all indicate ‘ bad ’ housing , but in social terms location and accessibility are paramount . |