Example sentences of "years [is] [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have seen how the corporatist welfare state which has emerged in this country over the past hundred years is a reflection of a humanist philosophy in which the creation of wealth is of less concern and morally inferior than its distribution , in which the pursuit of equality has become the dominant economic philosophy and in which the state rather than the individual has come to be held responsible for solving our problems . |
| 2 | The first nutritionally significant foodcrop to be introduced in the past 5000 years is a hybrid of wheat and rye . |
| 3 | The effect of this change on prior years is a credit of £9.1m , which has been treated as an exceptional item in the 1991/92 p&l account ; accordingly , prior years ' figures have not been restated . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , the record over five years is a fall of 28.7 per cent . |
| 5 | It was revealed last night that Acklam Park in Middlesbrough a regular venue for Yorkshire County Cricket Club for the past 30 years is the subject of an offer from supermarket giants Argyll . |
| 6 | And , in one sense , the history of the formation of the BDDA and of the first hundred years is the history of a struggle to remedy the mistake of Milan . |
| 7 | An important policy matter which has been aired occasionally in recent years is the size of academic library collections , compared with the amount of use they receive . |
| 8 | A notable development in the last ten years is the availability of insurance cover to protect vendors against possible liability for claims for breach of warranty . |
| 9 | What is remarkable about the inter-war years is the consistency of trade union policies and the forthright manner with which the General Council pursued its intention of forging an effective industrial alliance between its member unions . |
| 10 | In many respects the history of the Club 's first 80 years is the story of buying them out ! |
| 11 | What has certainly decreased over the years is the proportion of analyses made by qualified statisticians ; the computer has brought to researchers an era of ‘ do-it-yourself ’ . |
| 12 | Probably the most significant development in the mortgage market in recent years is the introduction of the interest-only facility . |
| 13 | The form of monetary policy that has been favoured in recent years is the control of interest rates . |