Example sentences of "since the [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The emergence of the Labour Party in 1922 as the second largest political party and the fact of alternating Labour and Conservative Governments in the period since the Second World War heightened Liberal interest in proportional representation — the more so from the 1960s onwards when their increasing vote in the country was not matched by seats in the House of Commons . |
| 2 | Not since the Second World War had Congress remained in session so close to election day , and with mid-term elections on Nov. 6 rapidly approaching , a compromise budget was at last finally agreed . |
| 3 | As the international trade union organization which since the Second World War had maintained close ties with the communist countries , the WFTU had been severely shaken by the withdrawal of five east European federations in the wake of the collapse of communist rule in late 1989 and by the reorganization of the Soviet trade union movement as an independent body , renamed the General Confederation of USSR Trade Unions , in October [ see p. 37787 ] . |
| 4 | The most vital explosion of British theatre writing since the Second World War came with the foundation of the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre in London , under the direction of George Devine : the first season mounted there included John Osborne 's Look Back in Anger . |
| 5 | Evidence of the uneven nature of the path out of the worst recession since the Second World War came yesterday in announcements from two Leyland Daf competitors , Iveco Ford and the smaller , Cheshire-based , Foden . |
| 6 | Whether developments in Europe since the Second World War have wrought the sort of constitutional change brought about by the emergence of the Dominions after the First World War , raises exactly this question and we turn to it in the next chapter . |
| 7 | Using the wider kin group as the basis for organizing social and economic life may not be characteristic of contemporary Britain , but some of the groups who have migrated to this country since the Second World War have brought with them , and retained , a pattern of kin relationships which differs from the white British norm and which in some cases includes a preference for cousin marriage . |
| 8 | All of the major political parties since the Second World War have , to a greater or lesser degree , been in favour of extending home ownership . |
| 9 | Both Labour and Conservative governments since the Second World War have presided over a massive expansion in building , including 21 new English towns — three in the North-East . |
| 10 | The development of Defence policy since the Second World War has been dominated as much by efforts to find ways off the ‘ Military Road to Absurdity ’ as by the struggle for resources in the Whitehall market-place . |
| 11 | The growth of self-service stores since the Second World War has been important in encouraging shoplifting . |
| 12 | Note , however , that , in spite of what was said earlier , at no time since the Second World War has manufacturing employed as many people as services . |
| 13 | Immigration to France since the Second World War has become an issue of major social , economic and political importance . |
| 14 | The pace of change since the Second World War has been so swift that we have to be careful not to make assumptions about the past based on what we see around us every day . |
| 15 | If I take one example as more updated version of Hammett and Chandler , one of the most successful writers I think in financial terms in America since the Second World War has been a man called Kenneth Miller , who writes under the name of Ross Macdonald , and has been turning out for , oh , the best part of thirty years now , novels about a Californian private eye called Lou Archer . |
| 16 | Mr Lamont 's amazing boasts amid the worst recession since the Second World War sparked scorn and laughter from Labour and business bosses last night . |
| 17 | Since the Second World War increasing numbers of people have been employed in jobs connected to the Welfare State , particularly in the NHS , education and the welfare services : in 1987 the NHS and local government employed 4.3 million people . |
| 18 | The first Japanese troops to be deployed overseas since the Second World War arrived in Cambodia on Sept. 20 to join the UN peacekeeping force . |
| 19 | Since the 1981 Education Act requires that the wishes of the parents are fully taken into account when school placement is determined , it will be important for them to have access to consultation and discussion with a professional who is well informed about both the educational needs of visually handicapped children and the schools and support services available . |
| 20 | The shares have come down from 795p since the toxic waste issue blew up . |
| 21 | Pioline 's stunner ended Courier 's quest to become the first man to reach all four Grand Slam finals in one year since the great Rod Laver won them all in 1969 . |
| 22 | Although there has been a generally stable long-term distribution pattern at the regional level , closer inspection reveals that since the industrial revolution growth has not been uniform across the country . |
| 23 | Since the total grain harvest proved to be a mere 52 per cent of what it had been in 1913 , even the least affected areas had barely enough . |
| 24 | The sharp reductions in prices to the middle-sized customers that have occurred in the 12 months since the new market system came into effect have naturally been greeted by the beneficiaries with satisfaction , but the strategists worry over the implications for the long- term health of the industry and the economy . |
| 25 | But the first shake-up since the First World War does mean a deep-seated reform in the principle behind the choice of names in the Birthday and New Year Honours lists . |
| 26 | Never since the first world war have we had homeless teenage children begging in the streets . |
| 27 | But the two ‘ warriors ’ explain that ever since the first Earth party came to the Sense-Sphere years ago , repaying kindness with treachery in a bid to seize control of the planet 's rich stocks of the metal molybdenum , all humans are now made permanent prisoners . |
| 28 | Since the hastily-arranged press conference to launch the discussion document setting out the new scheme , the vice-chairman of Suffolk Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group has been pouring over the fine detail of the Ministry documents , and he likes what he reads , calling it ‘ a very exciting package . ’ |
| 29 | Since the future mouth region provides the most stable contact sites , the gut is pulled gradually to that region . |
| 30 | The grand total of awards made since the European Script Fund opened its doors in April 1989 has been 236 from over 2200 submissions received . |