Example sentences of "in [adj] years [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the initiatives laboured over in previous years have come to fruition and a host of new ventures has sprung up , bringing fresh opportunities and challenges . |
| 2 | Mr Fallon was told some forces in previous years have not been able to take up the extra posts , which have then been redistributed to other places . |
| 3 | They confer a right to the ‘ equity ’ in the company and , in so far as members can be said to own the company , the ordinary shareholders are its proprietors , It is they who bear the lion 's share of the risk and they who in good years take the lion 's share of the profits ( after the directors and managers have been remunerated ) . |
| 4 | Does not the record in recent years show that such contacts can facilitate the resumption of diplomatic relations , especially if tackled on an all-party basis by Members of this House ? |
| 5 | His son Michael has in recent years become the more famous actor , but with the re-release of Spartacus , Kirk Douglas , now 74 , is back on the big screen again . |
| 6 | Articled clerks , recently renamed trainee solicitors , are paid salaries , which have in recent years become increasingly attractive . |
| 7 | The ’ chancer ’ or ’ bodger ’ in the building industry has in recent years become more of a problem . |
| 8 | In fact , in this company division , cost-accounting had in recent years become pre-eminently a pre-investment activity , but this obviously was a function of the nature of the business . |
| 9 | Problems of environmental pollution have in recent years become a matter of growing concern both in EC member states and at the EC level itself . |
| 10 | His shamanistic beliefs and espousal of the Zippy/techno-pagan attitudes that have flourished in clubland in recent years mean that when they 're not running scare stories ( Mister C organises sex and drug cult , Shamen gigs as wild drug orgies etc ) , they can do ‘ Mister C — New Age Wacko ’ stuff instead ( tales of his telepathic connection with his twin sister ) . |
| 11 | Linguistics ought to be simply the study of language , and if the pragmatic , cognitive and procedural dimensions of language study which have become apparent in recent years mean that linguistics ( as an institution and a discipline ) has to take these dimensions on board , then so be it . |
| 12 | Changes in the Pakistan Penal Code introduced in recent years make it a criminal offence for Ahmadis to profess , practice and propagate their faith . |
| 13 | In recent years fare rises on the line have outstripped inflation and it 's not yet clear whether the new private operators will be forced by law to contain their prices , as were the newly privatised phone and gas companies . |
| 14 | The Pope said : ‘ Events in recent years have seriously aggravated the differences between us . ’ |
| 15 | A mountain bike is the perfect touring vehicle for Nepal 's roads , which in recent years have deteriorated badly . |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers .... 3 Leyton Orient ...... 0 TRANMERE ROVERS , who in recent years have survived a threat of extinction as well as only just preserving League membership , reinforced their position as Third Division leaders by overcoming Leyton Orient , thereby stretching the margin to four points . |
| 17 | Alyssum flourishes , whatever the weather , and breeding advances in recent years have made this plant a lot more versatile . |
| 18 | It is quite usual to find large joints of roast beef and pork for slicing on the delicatessen counter , but two of the more interesting meats to reach us in recent years have been smoked turkey and pastrami . |
| 19 | Successive opinion polls in recent years have found only around 10% overall in favour of a united Ireland under present circumstances . |
| 20 | If there was a drawback to this grand strategy , it is that some of the gramophone recordings in recent years have lacked the startling intensity and insights of the theatre performances they have helped to prepare . |
| 21 | AN ELDERLY couple rarely seen outside their home in recent years have been found dead with more than £30,000 in cupboards and under floorboards . |
| 22 | These fish are native to North America and in recent years have been widely used to stock artificial fisheries throughout Britain . |
| 23 | On the one hand there have been reports suggesting that the vaccine can cause brain damage , albeit in a tiny minority of children and , on the other , the whooping cough epidemics in recent years have re-awakened fears of the damage the disease itself can inflict . |
| 24 | Placements in recent years have included the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford , the Royal Court , the Glasgow Citizens ' Theatre , and the Abbey Theatre , Dublin . |
| 25 | Items can be found on every continent and in recent years have become very popular again , especially as collectors pieces . |
| 26 | Medical advances in recent years have made male and female sterilisation simpler and more acceptable to many people . |
| 27 | Advances in molecular biology in recent years have served to emphasize the possible relationships between homoeopathy , immunology and genetics . |
| 28 | Most significant in recent years have been the field experiments carried out by the British ornithologists Nick Davies and Mike Brooke from the University of Cambridge , and the field observations of another British ornithologist , Ian Wyllie . |
| 29 | It is worth noting , for instance , that all the new titles coming out in the United Kingdom in recent years have had substantial backing from a variety of sources : finance corporations , industrial interests , media interests , and so on . |
| 30 | Initiatives in under-fives and special needs in recent years have stemmed in part from these recommendations , some of which , of course , formed the basis of the 1981 Education Act . |