Example sentences of "in [adj] years [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In even-numbered years entry is to the University of Edinburgh . |
| 2 | In following years France had indeed benefited from the financial bonanza unleashed in Iran by the oil price rise . |
| 3 | Mr Alistair McDuff , for the princesses , told the court Mrs Swami 's treatment in the summer of 1983 was dreadful , but in previous years things were not as bad as painted by her . |
| 4 | Paul commented that in previous years Leeds seats would have been occupied long before kick-off , unlike this year where there were still gaps at the Leeds end before kick-off . |
| 5 | In recent years US unions have not been inactive in the political sphere and have actually had a large degree of impact on influencing legislation concerned with broader social and economic issues ( Lewin , 1978 ) . |
| 6 | In recent years Lothian has been the lead authority in introducing a number of novel facilities specially designed for people with mobility problems . |
| 7 | The Berry-Hill Gallery , in recent years Vicente 's New York dealer , has arranged a ninetieth birthday celebration for Vicente this month in the form of a retrospective spanning five decades of his work and coming right up to and into the Nineties . |
| 8 | In recent years members of the department have been engaged in research on anti-discrimination law , commissioned by the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights in Northern Ireland , and Professor Munro has acted as a consultant to the European Parliament , while Mr Walker is participating in a project on the Policing Implications of European Co-operation , funded by the E.S.R.C . |
| 9 | In recent years members of Darlington Lecture Association have heard some remarkable stories but it is probable that few have been so remarkable or so moving as that which John Hawkridge will tell on Monday . |
| 10 | In recent years development pressures in Edinburgh have led to traffic and transport problems . |
| 11 | For example , the flood on the Hwang-Ho river in China in 1887 resulted in an estimated 900 000 deaths while in recent years India has suffered annual average losses of more than 700 people , 40 000 cattle and $90m in property damage . |
| 12 | In recent years Abraham and co-workers have performed detailed studies of routes to chaos in helium-xenon lasers { 15 } and have observed , as the laser cavity length is fine-tuned , interspersed bands of chaotic output reached , in certain conditions , by period doubling . |
| 13 | In recent years music tuition has been in decline . |
| 14 | In recent years psychiatrists in Scotland have peered over the border , somewhat bemused by the speed at which psychiatric long stay beds have been emptied in England . |
| 15 | In recent years Levinas has himself articulated more explicitly his account of the relation of the ethical to the political . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Because in recent years hypnosis has tended to leave behind its mystical and Svengali-related image — and also because complementary medicine in general is far more widely accepted than it used to be — many people are less worried about the whole concept than before . |
| 18 | Invariant theory continued — albeit at a reduced level of intensity — and in recent years activity has begun to pick up again . |
| 19 | In recent years mathematics has undergone rapid growth and change . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | In recent years deer have arrived . |
| 22 | Created by the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist movement in 1964 , in recent years Komeito 's level of support had fallen in the aftermath of a series of financial scandals involving the LDP . |
| 23 | In recent years Lord Chancellors have differed in their opinions about the value of judges having had experience as politicians . |
| 24 | In recent years Winters has interested himself in making objects of glass and ceramics . |
| 25 | Two instances where relationships have greatly deteriorated in recent years concern Huddersfield Polytechnic , as we have already noted , and the Polytechnic of Central London ( PCL ) . |
| 26 | But in recent years concern has been growing that economic forecasts are not up to the mark . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | I then asked John whether in recent years America was producing good literature , and what he thought of popular authors such as James Michener . |
| 29 | In recent years things have definitely improved . |
| 30 | In recent years emphasis has moved away from the teaching of ‘ craft ’ skills such as cookery and sewing towards the development of a range of practical and organisational skills which will enable young people to cope with the demands of living in constantly changing social and economic conditions . |