Example sentences of "[prep] this [noun sg] [verb] [be] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great increase during this century has been in the paid work of married women . |
| 2 | I 'd heard it said that th the development of this site has been in the development plan for twenty years |
| 3 | And so the incredible growth of government throughout this century has been in response to all kinds of problems : economic insecurity , unemployment , declining industries , poverty , natural monopolies , external costs , pollution , inflation . |
| 4 | That came as no surprise to us , as we know how good the business climate in this country has been in recent years with the success of deregulation and low taxation and the attractiveness of Britain as a home of inward investment . |
| 5 | A few of the teenage mothers in this book had been in such a home . |
| 6 | All that we have written in this section has been in a light vein , but there is a very serious side to it . |
| 7 | Accordingly , the major contribution of economics to policy over this period has been in providing some short-term corrections to economic activity whilst being able to do little to alter the long-term trend . |