Example sentences of "first time in recent " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time in recent years , payments to producers showed no increase , at 20.2p/litre , although Mr Howie pointed out it was the best figure among the five UK boards . |
| 2 | Thus , for the first time in recent history , Great Britain fielded a mass army in Europe , in contrast to her earlier , limited excursions , supported by her navy . |
| 3 | The bond can be exchanged after 45 days and until November 30 1993 , into 1.175 IBM Corp shares — the first time in recent history that IBM has made an acquisition for shares . |
| 4 | The weakness of the domestic economy has , for the first time in recent memory , turned the affluent Japanese consumer into a bargain hunter . |
| 5 | Table 2.2 demonstrates changes over the seventeen years to 1987 : western Europe took over half our exports for the first time in recent history ; by 1987 , the EC alone took virtually half , and most other destinations , except for North America , had declined in relative importance . |
| 6 | Gorbachev disclosed that " for the first time in recent years we laid quite a strong stress on what our economic relations should be like " , although he failed to provide details on the precise content of the talks . |
| 7 | It is the first time in recent memory she has missed the ceremony . |
| 8 | THE QUEEN Mother yesterday pulled out of her second public appearance in as many days , missing the opening day of Royal Ascot for the first time in recent memory . |
| 9 | It produces the country 's best international show-jumpers , with invited riders from France , Germany , Switzerland , Spain , Ireland , U.S.A. , Holland , Austria , Sweden , Finland , Belgium and , for the first time in recent history , South Africa . |