Example sentences of "[adv] to the 1950s " in BNC.

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1 Whyte ( 1980 ) provides several instances of the influence of the Roman catholic moral code in both state decision-making and in public behaviour from 1922 through to the 1950s .
2 When Glass ( 1954 ) studied trends up to the 1950s , he found that although many men experienced mobility , most of this was short-range and across the middle levels of the hierarchy in a ‘ buffer zone ’ .
3 A recurrent criticism of historical approaches in physical geography up to the 1950s was that they had insufficient knowledge of environmental processes to fall back upon which could enhance the understanding of landscape .
4 A : Classique Tours of Paisley ( 041 889 4050 ) runs fascinating tours taking in the Hebridean Islands , Royal Deeside or the Borders , using comfortable , small , classic buses , many dating back to the 1950s and 60s .
5 The new-look lessons will turn the clock back to the 1950s — the days before learning by rote ceased to be popular in schools .
6 The roots of parental involvement go back to the 1950s when primary schools began to have an identity of their own , an identity far removed from the old all-age elementary schools of pre-war years .
7 The idea of creating an exhibition centre to demonstrate the federal government 's commitment to culture ( usually responsibility of the regions ) , as well as to political and economic development , dates back to the 1950s .
8 His researches go back to the 1950s : ‘ I was always fascinated by history — I spent five years as an architecture student and the reason why I did n't get through was that by the end I was much more interested in the history of architecture than other aspects of the subject , ’ he recalls .
9 Our overseas advisory role goes back to the 1950s , when bankers in Commonwealth countries first started to become members in significant numbers .
10 Another part of the mill was already occupied by another firm of stick and umbrella fitting manufactures , Wright , Bindley and Gell , who remained there to the 1950s .
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