Example sentences of "[prep] previous years " in BNC.
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| 1 | To my mind , it is simply not plausible that a party already securely in government would allow ‘ an outsider ’ to bound one fine morning into the Cabinet Room and take charge of 21 individuals — all of whom , unlike him , would know not only what happened there last week but the battles of previous years as well . |
| 2 | The subcommittee said it was a matter of urgency to ensure the catch was reduced to at least the levels of previous years ( which themselves had possibly been too high ) . ’ |
| 3 | We did not offer the all-day hospitality of previous years but were delighted to see members at the tea parties we organised , and enjoyed chatting with visitors to our stand in the Women in the Rural Community tent . |
| 4 | The shops are packed , but shoppers are not throwing their yen around with the gusto of previous years . |
| 5 | Perhaps it is not so surprising , since Tony Bowran learnt his craft from the practitioners of the finest photographic advertising images of the ‘ 70's , and like the painters of previous years that he so admires and draws great inspiration from , they too had apprentices who eventually became masters in their own time . |
| 6 | Although schools and teachers I visited may not always have been able to produce copies of the official syllabus , everyone had copies of previous years ' questions and were assiduously preparing children to sit for the current examination . |
| 7 | Although it still has a stronger name on the track , the 1992 road range builds on the strength of previous years . |
| 8 | A satisfying 862 people finished , the highest total in its 15-year history , and the end result was a repeat performance of previous years . |
| 9 | It was backed by its traditional allies from the debates of previous years . |
| 10 | Late in 1295 with more than three quarters of the moiety already collected , and with its arrears added to those of previous years , the clergy were asked for yet another subsidy . |
| 11 | The types of problem on which advice and assistance was sought during the past year is surprisingly , and perhaps regrettably , consistent with the experience of previous years … people who are eligible for advice and assistance are still accustomed to consult solicitors for a comparatively narrow range of problems . ’ |
| 12 | The age distribution of candidates for both Higher National and National Certificate reflects the pattern of previous years . |
| 13 | But the big processions of previous years were nowhere to be seen — or heard — in our town . |
| 14 | The anniversary , unlike those of previous years , was reported to have passed off peacefully . |
| 15 | The harsher budgets of previous years had been framed in the context of significant deficits , and in line with the requirements of the IMF-backed structural adjustment programme . |
| 16 | Under any circumstances this would be difficult enough but this year Welsh local government has to suffer the commu the cumulative burden of previous years cuts . |
| 17 | But the downpour has helped ease the water shortages of previous years . |
| 18 | However , when these two years ' figures are compared with those of previous years , it becomes obvious that the crackdown was introduced as a result of a particularly bad year for accidents . |
| 19 | I mean no-one was very bullish right from the outset because of problems of previous years , so everyone set a sensible target for ninety one , and erm I think most of them are fairly confident , as I said earlier , that the market may be five per cent down but not much more than that . |
| 20 | For example , checking stock records for previous years can help the retailer see when to increase stocks of swimwear ( spring and early summer ) and when to let them run down ( winter ) . |
| 21 | If the taxman thinks you 've been cheating , he 'll look at all your affairs with extra care and may check back on tax returns for previous years . |
| 22 | She must therefore establish with the client whether those later accounts contain similar items to those challenged for previous years . |
| 23 | The rates of payment for previous years were obtained from old amendments to the statements of fees and allowances . |
| 24 | Many of our users are using the data in conjunction with that for previous years . |
| 25 | ‘ However , unlike previous years , the determinations this year provide for different guideline rent increases in different authorities . ’ |
| 26 | Unlike previous years the majority of sales were at the cheapest end of the price range , between £100 and £500 with works at the top price of £1,750 harder to shift . |
| 27 | Unlike previous years , the ARC yachts will this year plot a course for St Lucia rather then Barbados . |
| 28 | Unlike previous years , however , the significance of the Iowa contests was reduced by the fact that neither of Bush 's two challengers ( Buchanan and former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke ) contested the caucus , whilst amongst the Democrats it had long been accepted that the contest would be won by Tom Harkin , one of the state 's representatives in the Senate , and so there had been a minimal amount of campaigning . |
| 29 | Exam results are looked at closely , subject by subject , and comparisons are made with previous years and with neighbouring schools . |
| 30 | Many churches , in comparing their giving with previous years , neglect to take this sufficiently into account , thus giving a false picture , which may breed complacency if the church is succeeding in paying its bills . |