Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] in recent years " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( It was also pointed out to me , by José-Luis Martinez-Dueñas , that space stations are actually now part of our real world , and so may have diminished as perceived science fictional objects in recent years . ) |
| 2 | There was certainly ‘ no significant Soviet geopolitical momentum in recent years ’ . |
| 3 | The main worry is that modular schemes might undo the progress towards an integrated approach to first degree studies which has been a feature of some professional subjects in recent years , notably in post-Finniston engineering courses . |
| 4 | The independent Phoenix Cinema in Oxford is set to play to packed houses over the next few weeks with a film that 's bound to be listed among the greatest successes of British Cinema in recent years . |
| 5 | For them , the use of the term ‘ British ’ as a synonym for ‘ English ’ is an insult , a fact that English Conservatives sometimes overlook : introducing the poll tax a year early in Scotland was probably the worst blow to British unity in recent years , for it made the Scots feel they were being treated like second-class citizens . |
| 6 | He thought the British were angered by the extent to which the Shah had criticized British sloth in recent years . |
| 7 | One of the major areas of historical research in recent years involving scholars from several countries has been the rise and decline of slavery in the Americas and its impact on the growth of the industrial societies bordering the north Atlantic . |
| 8 | In the light of these considerations it is perhaps not surprising that new social divisions and conflicts have arisen in the English village in recent years , nor that the local population has preferred to turn in upon itself in the face of these changes . |
| 9 | Detailed work in recent years has given us new insights into how nineteenth-century towns developed . |
| 10 | The picture is , however , not simple , and there is some evidence that the backgrounds of top decision makers have changed to embrace a slightly wider range of social origins in recent years . |
| 11 | Several policies have been introduced into the public sector in recent years whose chief purpose is to obtain better ‘ value for money ’ . |
| 12 | Such proposals are naturally a major source of controversy between the political parties but some local authorities have undoubtedly been looking at charges with a fresh eye in recent years . |
| 13 | But most authorities have been closing down their residential establishments in recent years . |
| 14 | A The only significant change in Premium Bonds in recent years was four years ago when total prize money was reduced from 7 per cent of the value of all Bonds taking part to 6.5 . |
| 15 | The most exciting development in recent years has been the illuminated fountain . |
| 16 | High inflation in recent years has shown that a good pension often becomes a desirable part of employment . |
| 17 | However , the growing number of students with instrumental proficiency in recent years has meant an increasing concentration on orchestral work . |
| 18 | The idea of consumerism has experienced an important dialectical inversion in recent years . |
| 19 | Electronics has been the fastest growing sector of the Scottish economy in recent years , but it is dominated by externally-controlled multi-nationals . |
| 20 | With the emergence of chronic unemployment in the British economy in recent years , there has been growing interest in the performance of the interwar economy , when unemployment remained persistently high . |
| 21 | Schmitter concludes : What corporatism means for state and society has been the subject of an extended debate in recent years . |
| 22 | The disposal of both nuclear and non-nuclear wastes has proved to be of major public concern in recent years . |
| 23 | By developing perspective , historians of the family have influenced considerably the work of other social scientists in recent years ( Morgan , 1985 , pp. 177–9 ) . |
| 24 | A good example of what is involved in such studies is provided by a critical review of theories concerning Latin American political development ( Graciarena and Franco , 1978 ) , in which the authors note the central importance of the conception of the ‘ developmentalist ’ state in its various forms , and the insistence by many social scientists in recent years upon the need to study the course of history with the aid of categories which are ‘ historically relevant ’ to Latin America . |
| 25 | An interesting trend in recent years is that the balance of support for the DMS has moved away from the private sector of industry and business towards the public sector , especially among the large nationalized companies . |
| 26 | One of the most exciting developments in recent years has been the degree of convergence between models of visual function built up by computer scientists trying to figure out how to build machines that can see and physiologists trying to work out what different parts of the visual system do . |
| 27 | England 's juniors , though , could at least console themselves that they had participated in one of the most enthralling matches played on English soil in recent years . |
| 28 | Speaking to The Art Newspaper Ms Lyles noted that while there have been major surveys of British watercolours in recent years ( such as that held at the British Museum in 1985 ) these have tended to be in-house shows , with the emphasis on highlights from individual collections . |
| 29 | While British surfing in recent years has developed into Day-Glo sporting fantasy , into pipeline boasts in city pubs , and into Newquay , Newquay , Newquay — booming as the ‘ surf capital ’ of Britain — these boys have looked to carve a different route . |
| 30 | By far the most popular location in recent years has been the Netherlands , for the very good reason that it has for some time offered by far the best deal . |