Example sentences of "in [adj] years has " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normal fluorescent tubes are familiar enough , but the main development in recent years has been in compact fluorescent lamps , which take the place of normal light bulbs . |
| 2 | Although banking remains important , the most profitable area for expansion in recent years has been manufacturing . |
| 3 | Being a West Indian spinner in recent years has n't been the safest of occupations , but Roger Harper played throughout the 1984 series . |
| 4 | The only unqualified crossover success in recent years has been Cher , and it took a minor miracle for her to get there . |
| 5 | One of the most interesting developments in dry gardening in recent years has been an increase in the use of gravel . |
| 6 | The growth of the DUP in recent years has seen that proportion fall . |
| 7 | She said : ‘ The strength of my country in recent years has been that we have had no coalition , just clear leadership , a clear majority and clear decisions . |
| 8 | No Defence Secretary in recent years has been able to grip his department effectively , which means taking harsh decisions that reflect a coherent view of Britain 's priorities . |
| 9 | It is a short-stay winner , however ; the most interesting growth area in recent years has been outside the big cities and the theme parks : we are following the President 's advice to ‘ Discover America . ’ |
| 10 | High inflation in recent years has shown that a good pension often becomes a desirable part of employment . |
| 11 | A particular feature in recent years has been the polarisation of power away from local education authorities ( LEAs ) to the centre ( government ) and to the periphery ( schools ) . |
| 12 | Despite its importance and grade II* listing , the treatment it has received in recent years has been disgraceful , and it is to be hoped a great many lessons will have been learnt about how to deal with irresponsible owners of such important listed buildings . |
| 13 | An ominous dimension in recent years has been the use of public order legislation as a means with which to repress the expression of sexual preferences . |
| 14 | Imagination has been associated especially with the arts , and thus in recent years has been increasingly downgraded . |
| 15 | While the net inflow into foreign exchange deposits in recent years has been fairly modest , the dinar value of the stock has risen enormously . |
| 16 | The pattern of trade in recent years has been much affected by the price of oil . |
| 17 | The pace of legislative change in recent years has been relentless and advice workers need to be prepared for it in advance . |
| 18 | A very useful development in insulin therapy in recent years has been the fixed-dose mixture of insulin , either 30 per cent short-acting and 70 per cent intermediate-acting ( Mixtard ) or equal parts of the two insulins ( Initard ) . |
| 19 | Twite , however , are largely confined to saltings and the maximum number in recent years has been 335 . |
| 20 | Perhaps their most important contribution for Sussex birds in recent years has been the vast increase in the provision of food at bird-tables and feeding stations . |
| 21 | Spring passage or arrival in recent years has been noted between 21 March ( 1973 ) and 22 May , but , in ‘ Quail years ’ , arrival possibly continues well into June . |
| 22 | An outstanding feature of the UK economy in recent years has been the rapid growth in employment in the service industries . |
| 23 | The reason for the popularity of the de-clawing operation in recent years has been the concern of ( usually wealthy ) owners for their soft furnishings . |
| 24 | Filippo Pandolfi , vice-president of the European Commission in charge of research , has further remarked that the adopted procedures may help to avoid errors and falsification of research , which in recent years has been a controversial issue in the US . |
| 25 | Television coverage of homosexuality in recent years has increased considerably as a result of AIDS and , more recently , Clause 28 . |
| 26 | The buildings of the years of expansion reflect the wholesale exploitation of a myriad of individual properties ; only in recent years has the preservation of the medieval field pattern by direct overbuilding been removed as ‘ urban renewal ’ has occurred . |
| 27 | ‘ Measurement by modern electric instruments developed in recent years has revealed that man and all life forms are ordered and controlled by electro-dynamic fields which can be measured and mapped with precision . |
| 28 | Sir Christopher Lewinton , who in recent years has transformed TI Group into one of Britain 's most successful specialist engineering companies , pointed out recently that only a fifth of UK university graduates go into manufacturing industry , compared with a third who choose financial services . |
| 29 | By far the most popular location in recent years has been the Netherlands , for the very good reason that it has for some time offered by far the best deal . |
| 30 | It is consulted regularly by the Conference of Bishops , and in recent years has made great strides in making the women 's voice heard , and enabling women to play their part in the collaboration at all levels in the Church . |