Example sentences of "in [adj] years have " 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 | Others who have undertaken the care of the church and halls in later years have been Mrs Bell , Mrs Carson , Mr and Mrs Redpath , Mr James Twyble , Mr John Lavery , Mrs David Binks , Mrs K McClatchey and Mr William McFadden . |
| 4 | Overall , by next April — when nearly 1 million people will gain from this year 's real increase , either directly through income support or through increased entitlement to housing or community charge benefit — we shall in three years have steered an extra one third of a billion pounds in real extra benefit to less well-off pensioners , in a way which I believe the whole House will welcome and support . |
| 5 | Wilkinson conceded that odds against the title going to Elland Road for the first time in 18 years have ‘ lengthened considerably ’ but he refused to throw in the towel . |
| 6 | Because of his fame , his history and his continued presence in the sport , as well as the strength of his personality , Emerson remained a figure ; but also the shadows lengthened about him and few who worked with him in those years have much good to say about their relationships with him or with his team . |
| 7 | The Pope said : ‘ Events in recent years have seriously aggravated the differences between us . ’ |
| 8 | A mountain bike is the perfect touring vehicle for Nepal 's roads , which in recent years have deteriorated badly . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Alyssum flourishes , whatever the weather , and breeding advances in recent years have made this plant a lot more versatile . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Successive opinion polls in recent years have found only around 10% overall in favour of a united Ireland under present circumstances . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | These fish are native to North America and in recent years have been widely used to stock artificial fisheries throughout Britain . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Placements in recent years have included the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford , the Royal Court , the Glasgow Citizens ' Theatre , and the Abbey Theatre , Dublin . |
| 18 | Items can be found on every continent and in recent years have become very popular again , especially as collectors pieces . |
| 19 | Medical advances in recent years have made male and female sterilisation simpler and more acceptable to many people . |
| 20 | Advances in molecular biology in recent years have served to emphasize the possible relationships between homoeopathy , immunology and genetics . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Many linguists in recent years have questioned the early assumptions of the discipline with regard to literacy and their work now serves to undermine rather than to support those arguments regarding literacy that I have referred to as the ‘ autonomous ’ model . |
| 25 | The various African charters on human rights drawn up in recent years have all failed to capture the importance of the right to communicate and the right of free expression , according to a group of leading communicators who met in Cairo , Egypt , 16–17 October . |
| 26 | The various African charters on human rights drawn up in recent years have all failed to capture the importance of the right to communicate and the right of free expression , according to a group of leading communicators who met in Cairo , Egypt , 16–17 October . |
| 27 | Many of the major controversies concerning local government in recent years have been related to finance . |
| 28 | Participants in recent years have included The Jesus And Mary Chain , PIL , Robert Cray Band etc . |
| 29 | As a consequence of government policy , many of the challenges to the exercise of ministerial discretion in recent years have been instituted by Labour local authorities . |
| 30 | Moneylenders have abounded in every society , and in recent years have achieved great importance in developed economies because of the stimulus that their services have given to trade . |