Example sentences of "in recent [noun] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been a special joy in recent times to see the growth in the church of a truly global mission concern , and we look to your continued support as we try to make the challenge of Mission in its fullest sense the emphasis at this year 's Assembly , and beyond . |
| 2 | Despite the fact that carp , tench and bream , in particular , have ’ grown ’ in recent times causing the old targets for which the average specimen-hunter realistically set his sights to become obsolete , the humble roach at least seems to have retained a quiet dignity making a 2-pounder still the weight most of us want to beat . |
| 3 | I have received numerous letters from guitarists in recent months relating the problems they have encountered with guitar transmitters , so this month 's column deals with some of the more annoying , but hopefully curable , drawbacks of going wireless . |
| 4 | Perhaps now that Morse , with its lack of overt sex or violence , has in recent weeks achieved the highest rating of any current programme , producers and writers may realise that delving into the same old muck no longer wins large audiences . |
| 5 | Many of these pioneer voluntary bodies still exist , and they have been joined by large numbers of organizations that have arisen in recent years to tackle the needs of particular groups among the disabled , so that voluntary effort continues to play a major part in meeting the needs of the handicapped . |
| 6 | His son Michael has in recent years become the more famous actor , but with the re-release of Spartacus , Kirk Douglas , now 74 , is back on the big screen again . |
| 7 | This sector of the industry has been characterized by an extraordinarily rapid series of takeovers and mergers in recent years to create the multiples shown . |
| 8 | The most telling passage , indeed , were those recapitulating the Ripper trial — which uniquely in recent years illustrated the harshness of that interface , for all our liberal decencies . |
| 9 | Even in the ‘ feminine ’ arts , however , women have been subject to more subtle pressures : arts , it is believed , are the domain of ‘ feminine ’ men , not women , and there have been attempts in recent years to render the arts more ‘ masculine ’ . |
| 10 | Plus points include the availability of a wide range of standard sizes — you should be able to find at least one to fit your site — and the fact that the manufacturers have gone to great lengths in recent years to improve the poor appearance that older prefabricated sectional buildings traditionally suffered from . |
| 11 | This is an extremely ambitious programme of events to be organised by any Preservation Society , in recent years using the British Rail main-line , plus main-line steam locomotives providing the excellent opportunity to travel on this little used steam route in Warwickshire . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The extent to which the history of science has been shaped by modern concerns is evident from the fact that only in recent years has the origin of ecology begun to attract much attention . |
| 14 | Winter-to-spring ozone levels in the northern hemisphere declined by about 3 per cent a decade between 1969 and 1989 , but the acceleration in recent years means the total decline since 1969 is now 14 per cent . |
| 15 | THERE have been a number of books in recent years relating the sciences to philosophical , ethical and spiritual attitudes , and expressing an essentially holistic approach to all knowledge . |
| 16 | But although great strides have been taken in recent years to reduce the levels of dioxins in the environment , many governments recognise more research and monitoring is needed . |
| 17 | Readers must be warned that it has been the practice of governments in recent years to alter the departmental structure from time to time , ostensibly in an effort to find the best possible framework for policy co-ordination , but — it may be suggested — with less elevated political motives in mind too . |
| 18 | We 've made a concerted effort in recent years to make the articles in our association magazine , Business Credit , relevant to the day-to-day problems credit and financial managers face , and to present the latest techniques and applications . |
| 19 | Some of the well known yachts which have emerged from West in recent years include the quarter-tonner Diamond , the Laurent Giles/Warwick Collins-designed Phantom , the Dubois one tonner Midnight Express , and Rapscallion of Russel a cruising version of Phantom . |
| 20 | Dennett ( see below ) has in recent publications emphasized the relative emptiness of the contents of consciousness : all that is not there and which , for much of the workings of our bodies , can not be brought into the contents of consciousness . |
| 21 | The controversy that has arisen over this issue in recent days emphasises the importance of proceeding with this investigation with all possible speed and effectiveness . |