Example sentences of "of [noun pl] this year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall there was a much more varied selection of entries this year both in regard to the wide assortment of subjects tackled and to the quality of the writing . |
| 2 | WONDERFUL WOBURN produced a number of surprises this year at the annual gathering of the de Havilland Moth Club in the picturesque grounds of Woburn Abbey over the weekend of August 15/16 although strong winds and generally poor weather in the few days leading up to the event meant that the number of foreign Moths arriving was down on previous years . |
| 3 | I 've been deadheading the roses ; there is such a wonderful profusion of colours this year now that the new bushes have settled in , especially the big white one which I 'm sure you remember . |
| 4 | His government blames the upsurge of violence on the record inflow of immigrants this year . |
| 5 | Quite an embarras of Slavs this year . |
| 6 | Mr Lindsey was predicting in early January that the majority of customers this year would probably opt for a variable rate , on the basis that they probably did not believe interest rates would drop very much further . |
| 7 | The country has spent millions of pounds this year on advertising to attract visitors . |
| 8 | Our goal is to mobilise the planting of 200,000 hectares of trees this year , and to reach 300,000 as soon as possible . |
| 9 | Amongst the extensive range of entertainments this year will be a performance of Donizetti 's L'Elisir D' Amore , by the Bernini Ensemble ( pictured left ) , which has been specially commissioned by their patron , P&O . |
| 10 | BRITISH farmers will harvest 22.4 million tons of cereals this year — 200,000 tons less than last year — a survey says . |
| 11 | Only a slight change is forecast for the area of cereals this year which at 46,300 hectares is estimated to be less than 1pc below that for last year . |
| 12 | The annual frog-jumping contest in America 's midwest suffered a plague of imposters this year . |
| 13 | It 's very unlikely we 'll be making much in those sorts of developments much of those sorts of developments this year with our current budget . |
| 14 | If you missed the Contest of Champions this year , make sure you do n't in 1993 . |
| 15 | Bill has not had the best of seasons this year but , unlike most northern trainers , he has some very rich owners , including Sheikh Mohammed , Robert Sangster and American millionaire Joe Albritton . |
| 16 | There was an abundance of berries this year , and the traders were delighted : |
| 17 | That 's what retired employees from the plant decided on a show of hands this year when they were given the option of switching the event to Christmas . |
| 18 | Congratulations again to Theresa Rooney whose list of achievements this year continues to grow . |
| 19 | The overall standard of talks this year was very high ; even the lowest mark was higher than many in previous years , and reflected a very high standard of presentation . |
| 20 | Intel Corp , obliquely confirming nagging reports that Pentium chips will be in critically short supply at least until October , now says it will ship only about 100,000 of the chips by the end of the year , where only two months ago it was talking ‘ hundreds of thousands ’ of parts this year ; Intel now sees 10,000 Pentiums going out by the end of June , 40,000 in the third quarter , and some 50,000 in fourth . |