Example sentences of "[vb -s] in recent years [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sandinistas recognise that perestroika will bring changes in their relationship with Moscow , which has in recent years been worth around £625m annually , according to European diplomats . |
| 2 | It has been traditionally hunted for food and as a source of medicinal oil , and has in recent years been accidentally captured in fishing nets . |
| 3 | Since these forms of compulsion are not directly relevant for present purposes , it is unnecessary to elaborate them ; but I think it pertinent to observe that the concept of duress has in recent years been expanded to embrace economic duress . |
| 4 | But there has in recent years been a more influential convergence , both in studies of art and in communications studies , around the concept of ‘ forms ’ . |
| 5 | For example , in the old 16+ system , despite a gradual improvement in girls ' achievements ( see , for example , the table below ) , each year more boys than girls were entered for O level mathematics , and of those who entered , a higher proportion of boys than girls obtained grade A. At CSE , the entry ( and pass ) rate of girls has in recent years been higher than that of boys — but boys have obtained the most grade I passes . |
| 6 | Intra-market business is large and , as is shown by Table 3.3 , has in recent years been averaging over £2 billion per business day . |
| 7 | She has in recent years been able to devote more time to dressmaking and tailoring — arts which she has perfected to professional standards . |