Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] in later years " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is considerable difficulty in ascertaining precisely what was Kim 's relationship with Moscow , since the accounts of Kim 's early life and guerrilla activities contain wide variation , not to mention ideological ‘ realignment ’ to fit in with the nature of Kim 's foreign policy in later years and the state of his current relations with Moscow and Peking . |
| 2 | Neither William nor Charles Frederick had quite the severity of countenance which one associates with Benjamin James : William in his twenties had a pleasant and confident face , with a full mouth which he would allow to be overgrown by a drooping and slightly unkempt moustache in later years . |
| 3 | Newman and Nichols , in a study of a 60–80-year-old group in North Carolina , confirmed this and noted , as had Kinsey , that the extent of sexual activity in later years depends far more on the intrinsic sexual drive of the individual than on relative age considerations . |
| 4 | The issue of coverage did not dissipate during the year and with the exception of the Head of Maths , everyone was worried that they were not able to complete even this much-reduced syllabus , and that the knock-on effect could lead to serious repercussions in later years . |
| 5 | Otago did manage to beat Auckland and Carisbrook in 1985 , but suffered some solid defeats in later years . |
| 6 | She is the first to admit that she was bitten by the Puppy Love bug from quite an early age — which stood her in good stead when it came to dealing with the opposite sex in later years . |
| 7 | Though dogged by ill health in later years he was still able to work in his particularly single-minded way , largely because of the devotion of his wife Mitzi whom he met during the war , while serving with the Royal Engineers . |
| 8 | Japan regained her independence long before the period of rebuilding was over , but the terms of that independence dictated Japan 's international alignment in later years . |
| 9 | A good performance in later years means the sacrifice of bloom in the first year from planting . |
| 10 | He was involved in the most important questions of policy — negotiations for the marriage of royal children : Eleanor in 1170 and John in 1173 But in view of Eleanor of Aquitaine 's masterful political activity in later years it seems superfluous to look for a power behind the throne . |
| 11 | That confusion between terminology and rigour , truth and exactitude , was to prove a weakness to the New Criticism in later years , since it laid on the critic a continuous duty to adopt or devise terms rigorous enough to satisfy himself and others . |
| 12 | Some countries may therefore be allowed into the single currency without satisfying the criteria which could lead to serious financial problems in later years . |
| 13 | In the event , Street was overwhelmed with a similar large-scale commission in later years , with the Law Courts . |
| 14 | Now this was a family I was very close to eventually when they became quite near neighbours in later years by moving to Clove Lodge , just up the pasture from Low Birk Hatt . |
| 15 | What may be laughed off by one child may send another into a panic of embarrassment , leaving a legacy of permanent caution in later years . |
| 16 | Sadly , I failed daily to get any of the pilots to use the Link , so I used the periods myself and , in time , overcame my shortcomings in bad-weather flying , I am convinced to this day that those stolen trips in the Link could well have prolonged my flying life in later years . |