Example sentences of "the [noun] in recent years " in BNC.
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| 1 | But how far have the changes in child care law embodied in the Children Act 1989 , with its focus on the paramountcy of the child 's welfare ( as a means to the child 's better protection ) , and the increasing emphasis which has been placed on parental responsibility rather than rights by the courts in recent years , been mirrored by changes in the balance of power between parent , child and state in education ? |
| 2 | One of the more striking interventions by the courts in recent years came when the Court of Appeal overturned the decision by the Secretary of State for the Environment to allow the demolition of listed buildings in the City of London . |
| 3 | The team 's products easily outsell those of other American baseball clubs overseas , even though the Yankees have had a mediocre record on the field in recent years . |
| 4 | Before proceeding to a discussion of the motivations that lie behind the growth of the field in recent years , it would be as well to clarify the role that pragmatics might be seen to play within linguistic theory as a whole . |
| 5 | There has been one fatal accident on the crossing in recent years which was the tragic death of a young baby . |
| 6 | Botulism is another fatal disease which has come to the fore in recent years . |
| 7 | We are all aware of the considerable changes which have taken place in the University in recent years , particularly since 1981 . |
| 8 | Violence at and related to football matches had become a serious problem in the Netherlands in recent years . |
| 9 | Lord Salisbury 's active and generous support of the BDA and of the deaf community as a whole has been a significant factor in the development of the Association in recent years . |
| 10 | The proportion of the final value of silk goods returned to producers is substantial , sufficient indeed to have led to a major expansion of the industry in recent years , with visibly greater prosperity in sericultureal areas . |
| 11 | Reported to include a pair of airworthy Skyraiders , along with a collection of 26 restorable aircraft , plus a large aero engine collection , spares holdings , automobiles , tools and equipment , this must be one of the largest ‘ one man ’ collections to come under the hammer in recent years . |
| 12 | Mr Jarvis , who spent £40m expanding the chain on the Continent in recent years , said the decision followed Whitbread 's inability to negotiate a new exit clause in the franchise agreement which would have given it more protection . |
| 13 | Europe should not hold any fears for the English cup-holders after only four defeats , including two on penalty strokes , in 22 matches on the Continent in recent years . |
| 14 | It should be emphasised , however , that one major reason for the growth in its use has been the effect in recent years of the additional legislation bearing upon employment and the increased cost and risks of employing operatives direct . |
| 15 | This has meant a decline in the number of applications for admission to the Home in recent years , and with the certain reduction in the numbers at the Home in the future by death , it was obvious that the Home — to use a common words these days — was no longer " viable " . |
| 16 | This more positive role adopted by the CNAA in recent years as a direct consequence of the financial cuts inflicted on polytechnics by the government and by the local authorities , cuts which if they go too deep are bound adversely to affect the quality of the work and thereby the quality of the courses validated by the CNAA . |
| 17 | Clauses seeking to exclude liability , especially in standard form contracts , have come under strong attack from the judges in recent years . |
| 18 | But what is the position in view of developments in the law in recent years ? |
| 19 | The development and successful launch of the Chartered Building Company Scheme is one of the most significant achievements of the Institute in recent years . |
| 20 | Trade theory seems of little help , for the advances in recent years of understanding how trade might affect national welfare are offset by limits to the theories in their capacity to yield policy advice that can work in practice ( see , for example , Baldwin , 1988 ; Helpman and Krugman , 1989 ) . |
| 21 | The rhetoric of the Right in recent years , is that women have acquired rights and opportunities in the public world , especially in the labour market , but this , it is alleged has been at the expense of their families . |
| 22 | 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 ? |
| 23 | All at once in the ante-rooms of the palace were sources of people who had not been seen or allowed anywhere near the place in recent years . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | They have favoured the marked expansion of the Woodcock on the Downs in recent years , and also provide the Grasshopper Warbler and Yellowhammer with one of their principal nesting habitats . |
| 27 | RUDOLF Diesel 's patent may be 100 years old , but if one company could be said to have re-invented the concept in recent years for the small hatchback it must be Volkswagen . |
| 28 | 1.2 Extension of the principles In recent years there has been an extension of the principles behind the restraint of trade doctrine so as to embrace : ( a ) restraints in contracts which do not fit neatly into what was hitherto regarded as amounting to a restraint of trade ; ( b ) situations where the contract in question was not between the plaintiff and defendant and to which the plaintiff was not privy although he was affected by the working of the contract ; and ( c ) situations when no contract existed at all but the plaintiff could claim that a set of rules or certain conduct affected him prejudicially . |
| 29 | For reasons which I do not claim to understand , Australia has seen a number of cases of scandalising the court in recent years . |
| 30 | The many part-time farmers in Germany had been under the same economic pressures as their counterparts in the UK in recent years . |