Example sentences of "in [adj] years [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The rapidly deteriorating relationship which has developed between the Polytechnic of Central London ( PCL ) and the Inner London Education Authority ( ILEA ) in recent years can be ascribed to similar factors . |
| 32 | Few appointments made by the Civil Service Commission in recent years will be so crucial , not just to the efficient running of the welfare state , but to the progress of the most significant Civil Service reform this century . |
| 33 | Apart from the load attempted suicide places on health service facilities , it is not yet known whether the high levels of the behaviour in recent years will subsequently be reflected in an increase in the numbers of completed suicides . |
| 34 | The NRA believes that the small numbers of migratory fish which have returned to the Tees in recent years will continue to increase as pollution levels fall . |
| 35 | Doubtless the Court was influenced by the fact that though the risk to employees may well have been minimal ( and two accidents in two years would suggest that that was not so ) the consequences of any such risk materialising were potentially serious and , indeed , in one instance had been fatal . |
| 36 | In the first year of its operation only 5 per cent of polytechnic and college funding was allocated on the basis of competitive bidding , but the proportion is expected to be increased to 10 per cent in 1991 and further increases in subsequent years can be anticipated . |
| 37 | As the leading firms prepare to meet the challenge of the national lottery , the irony is that the first revamp of the format in 24 years will make the pools themselves more of a lottery . |
| 38 | On the other hand , it is extremely useful to have universities , polys and colleges compared on an equal basis , particularly as in these days of cutbacks many , who in earlier years could have relied on a university place , may have to hedge their bets by applying to polys too . |