Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] this year " in BNC.
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| 31 | But sterling 's recent weakness has disappointed those who expected it to rise sharply against the D-mark this year . |
| 32 | Market sentiment has been against the brewer this year , mainly due to concern about its slow progress in selling off 1,200 pubs before the government 's November deadline . |
| 33 | Penny Mallory is assured of being the top woman driver … because she 's the only British lady behind the wheel this year … and what 's more her co-driver and mechanics are all women too |
| 34 | LIGHT opera buffs in Londonderry are in for a musical feast with the return this year of the Derry Festival of Light Opera . |
| 35 | With the release this year of the award-winning movie based on Odets 's life , Barton Fink , his work is enjoying a new popularity . |
| 36 | The International Publishers Association may have given us a pointer in the right direction with the publication this year of its Charter for the Reader . |
| 37 | I 've been in two minds about whether to bother with the ABA this year , but the news that Baroness Thatcher and Margaret Atwood are to share a platform at a Book and Author Breakfast has made my mind up for me . |
| 38 | The man entrusted with the steering this year is Ray Cochrane , who proved that 20 days on the sidelines had not dulled either his skills or competitive edge when driving home a double at Wolverhampton on Monday , his first day back , and adding another winner yesterday . |
| 39 | Gifts account for just over half the books received into the Library this year : 1455 out of a total of 2814 . |
| 40 | Sir David Nicholson retires from the Board this year and we thank him for his contribution to the Group over the past nine years . |
| 41 | Erm , basically we 've got a very poor deal from the government this year in terms of of of an increase in our spending allowance . |
| 42 | As for the £15,000 raised from the pub this year , it goes to the local church restoration fund . |
| 43 | The three publications , all produced by the same team , have collected a total of nine top awards from the BAIE this year at national and regional level . |
| 44 | Placed in the top four universities in terms of financial support from the Universities Funding Council ( UFC ) , Bristol has received funding from the UFC this year to support the second largest increases in student numbers in the country — some 17% . |
| 45 | ‘ The impetus for interest rate cuts will come from Germany and growth from the east this year should be 15 p.c. and smoothe any fall in the west German economy ’ , says Mr Davidson . |
| 46 | It was forced to withdraw two drugs from the States this year because they failed to meet US standards . |
| 47 | Alboreto finished 10th in the championship this year driving for the English-based Footwork team . |
| 48 | When Cambodia Trust began offering limbs and rehabilitation in the capital this year , people travelled hundreds of miles to get there . |
| 49 | WRITING in the Lancet this year , a Glasgow team led by Professor Rona MacKie , identified four key ‘ risk factors ’ : |
| 50 | HUNDREDS of animals were treated by St Tiggywinkle 's hospital for dehydration due to the lack of moisture in the soil this year . |
| 51 | I mean , if you look in the budget this year , one parent benefit was frozen , the additional personal allowance that 's paid for one parents for taxation was also frozen , and the government does not like paying any benefits to one parent families because horror of horrors ! |
| 52 | The economy can stand the strain too : a 5 per cent drop in the GNP this year is deemed manageable . |
| 53 | The economy can stand the strain too : a 5 per cent drop in the GNP this year is deemed manageable . |
| 54 | Rockfall has been responsible for many of the accidents in the range this year , despite the predictable statement from the Chamonix Guides that most were due to incompetence — an inevitable trait of those not climbing with a guide ! |
| 55 | • Space Runner is tipped to be the name Mitsubishi will use for its appealing new people carrier , which is due in the UK this year . |
| 56 | Around 300,000 Lynx are expected to be sold in the UK this year , bringing the number of owners up to 500,000 . |
| 57 | OIL giants BP will axe 1,500 jobs in the UK this year — part of a worldwide cut of 11,500 workers . |
| 58 | Promix is now the main product offering from Ross and is expected to generate some £15m sales in the UK this year , as opposed to £8m last year . |
| 59 | JUST THOUGHT I 'd write to say how surprised and disappointed I am that the 10,000 Maniacs have decided ( at the time of writing ) to play only three live dates in the UK this year , all of which are in London . |
| 60 | JUST THOUGHT I 'd write to say how surprised and disappointed I am that the 10,000 Maniacs have decided ( at the time of writing ) to play only three live dates in the UK this year , all of which are in London . |