Example sentences of "[coord] in recent years [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under existing arrangements oil revenues were simply added to government revenue , and in recent years concern had grown among all political parties that the oil boom had led to wasteful investment . |
| 2 | Invariant theory continued — albeit at a reduced level of intensity — and in recent years activity has begun to pick up again . |
| 3 | The windsurfing concept is not limited to use on the water and in recent years windsurfing sails have been seen on land , snow and ice . |
| 4 | But in recent years students of human ethology — human patterns of behaviour — have begun to follow the lead of their counterparts who observe animals , and to collect and catalogue raw empirical data . |
| 5 | But in recent years criticism has become intense . |
| 6 | Until the 1950s written language dominated the curriculum of our schools , but in recent years teachers have increasingly recognised the importance of spoken as well as written language . |
| 7 | Florida was one of the first areas to attract the golfer , but in recent years South Carolina has become popular as European golfers discover the delights of Hilton Head ( 27 courses ) and Myrtle Beach ( 66 courses ) . |
| 8 | But in recent years concern has been growing that economic forecasts are not up to the mark . |
| 9 | It might seem a daunting task , but in recent years climatologists have begun an intensive study of temperature changes on Earth . |
| 10 | But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history . |
| 11 | Any projected reconstruction of this great temple has been made very difficult by the fragmentation and scattering of the remains but in recent years Anton Bammer has published the results of his work on the site in Die Architektur des Jungeren Artemision von Ephesos , Wiesbaden , 1972 . |
| 12 | Judgement can never be excluded from the weeding process , but in recent years practitioners and researchers have sought a more reliable weeding criterion which can be applied scientifically to produce consistent results . |
| 13 | It had been said in the past that there was a convention that the House of Lords would not pass amendments calculated to alter the kernel of a bill approved by the Commons , but in recent years amendments have gone much further than altering the fine details of the Bill . |
| 14 | As ruler of Aquitaine Henry felt that it was his duty to impose a settlement , but in recent years Louis VII had been showing some interest in this region , which lay on the route between Paris and Toulouse . |
| 15 | But in recent years sterling has appreciated against the US dollar but depreciated against the major European currencies and also the Japanese yen . |
| 16 | Initially the grants were concentrated mainly in the higher education sector but in recent years attention has been switched to the schools sector . |
| 17 | Walpole-Bond noted that eggs were only very exceptionally laid before the end of April , but in recent years nests with eggs have been found in February ( the 26th , 1967 ) , and have been noted fairly regularly in late March and early April . |