Example sentences of "in recent [noun] [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Atmospheric concentrations of CFCs are about one-millionth of carbon dioxide levels but their role in the greenhouse effect has increased dramatically in recent decades and they may contribute as much as 30 per cent of the greenhouse effect by the year 2015 . |
| 2 | The home selectors have been shuffling their resources in recent matches and they take this opportunity to have a look at some members on the fringe of inclusion for Italy with one or two experienced players , such as flanker Martin Pepper stepping down to the replacements ' bench . |
| 3 | ‘ We have battled well in recent games but I was heartened by some of our football in the midweek win over Grimsby Town . |
| 4 | June 1941 was the second devastating German invasion of Russia in recent times and it was understandable that Moscow wished to create a buffer zone between itself and Germany . |
| 5 | Mr Botham explained his reasoning , saying : ‘ Farmers have enjoyed exaggerated returns in recent months but they should remember that we as a country have to import many of our basic raw materials and as the pound has fallen costs have risen on a pro rata basis . ’ |
| 6 | A spokesman for the band , at No 11 with Fire says : ‘ We 've played dozens of gigs in recent months and we have n't brought the roof down yet . |
| 7 | They have both been playing so well for us in recent weeks but we will have to reorganise and cope without them . ’ |
| 8 | Brady , now Creaney 's boss at Celtic , has watched Cologne twice in recent weeks but he wo n't start talking about his plans until tomorrow . |
| 9 | Many fishermen have done well in recent years but they now face great pressure on the fish stocks . |
| 10 | The retired docker 's health has suffered in recent years and he has trouble getting up the stairs at their maisonette . |
| 11 | The retired docker 's health has suffered in recent years and he has trouble getting up the stairs at their maisonette . |
| 12 | However , a great deal has been achieved in recent years and I shall always be proud of the Department and more importantly its employees . |
| 13 | That has improved in recent years and I congratulate the local authority and the local schools and colleges on that . |
| 14 | Men have got a bad press in recent years and I think it 's important that women should feel safe and secure with the new contacts they make . |
| 15 | The number of non-party political members of principal councils has declined steadily in recent years and it is usual in the large towns and cities for the authority to be governed by one or more of the political parties acting on a group basis . |
| 16 | Add to this the rapid growth in the numbers of expeditions , climbers and trekkers which has occurred in recent years and it is not surprising that the problem has reached massive proportions despite the availability of new access sites from Tibet which was opened to climbers in 1980 . |
| 17 | The IT industry has been subject to rapid development in recent years and it is confidently expected that this trend will continue . |
| 18 | The debate over what has become known as ‘ blindsight ’ has become very heated in recent years and it is difficult to see which side is correct . |
| 19 | It challenges some of the teaching methods that have been used in recent years and it suggests that schools should concentrate on commonsense , practical teaching . |
| 20 | Timothy Langdale , QC , counsel for Guppy , said he had had high expenses in recent years and it should not be assumed ‘ that there is some pot of gold stuck in some foreign country ’ . |
| 21 | He said the party has a good record in recent by-elections and he was confident this success could be repeated . |
| 22 | You raised a very , very significant issue that I have n't heard much addressed in recent days and we know that there has n't really been a super power of the Soviet Union and any other military sense for the last couple of years . |