Example sentences of "been [verb] [prep] recent [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Moreover , the distinction between services and manufacturing has been exaggerated over recent years by the growth of leasing [ Rybczynski , 1982 ] . |
| 32 | The importance of ‘ generic skills ’ has been stressed in recent years by the Manpower Services Commission ( now Training Agency ) as a flexible response to and preparation for a fast-changing economy . |
| 33 | They all have alluvial flood plains or levels of wet permanent pasture in which extensive flooding used to be of frequent occurrence , but many improvement schemes have been instituted in recent years with stretches of river being straightened and flood banks raised . |
| 34 | Much of the research and theory which has informed our educational methodology has been superseded in recent times both in psychology and linguistics . |
| 35 | As we have seen , the civil and political elements of citizenship have been eroded in recent years . |
| 36 | As far as the citizenship of entitlement as formulated by Marshall is concerned , Labour is opposed to the introduction of a Bill of Rights , for example , which would be one way of restoring the civil and political rights which have been eroded in recent years . |
| 37 | But they have been eroded in recent years , and it is likely that this erosion will continue although , as before , it will have varied impact according to issue and ( geographical ) place . |
| 38 | To some extent this latter advantage has been eroded in recent years by the tendency to go for late bookings , at least by the ‘ experienced ’ holiday-maker . |
| 39 | They operate under Royal Charters , appoint their own staff , decide on their own admissions policies and have traditionally had academic freedom in their teaching and research , though the last of these has arguably been eroded in recent years by the ‘ earmarking ’ of government funds for specific subjects , and the need to seek sponsors for particular projects . |
| 40 | Dovaston is unable to list them publicly because many of the crimes have been committed in recent years and a number are still sub judice . |
| 41 | This is precisely what has been happening in recent years , to such an extent that we can without exaggeration speak of a ‘ committals explosion ’ in addition to the remand explosion which we have just outlined . |
| 42 | I assure the hon. Gentleman that , as and when abuses are drawn to the attention of the regulator or the prosecuting authorities , the correct action will be taken , as has been happening in recent months . |
| 43 | The Scottish National Party deputy leader , Allan Macartney , said that Highlands and Islands needs had been accentuated by recent job losses , and forecast : ‘ The UK will never press our case for regional funding as effectively as we could . |
| 44 | One of the important lessons that doctors and lay people have been relearning in recent years is that physical health and mental well-being belong together . |
| 45 | A Labour campaign document championed the ‘ traditional values and firm foundations of the mid-Staffordshire way of life ’ and complained that its ‘ serenity … has been shattered in recent times ’ by crime . |
| 46 | The following information about Birmingham alumni has been collected from recent news reports . |
| 47 | Sometimes this seemed indicated , as when he told the legislature they must beware ‘ When we are freeing ourselves from one form of imperialism [ against those who would ] … bind us to another one which would swiftly undo all the work that has been done in recent years to foster … a free and independent nation ’ ; ‘ As we would not have British masters , so we would not have Russian masters . ’ |
| 48 | Much has been done in recent months to draw those matters to the attention of the Department and , as I said , I believe that Ministers have been listening . |
| 49 | A children s adventure playground has been built in recent years , and the field is well used by the village football and cricket teams . |
| 50 | In what ways have the social security rights of the unemployed been curtailed in recent years ? |
| 51 | As you embark on the F-Plan you might have to work quite energetically to convince yourself that the supposed virtues of the old low-carbohydrate method of dieting have been disproved by recent research . |
| 52 | The Mirror has been beset in recent weeks with rumours and reports that it was about to be taken over . |
| 53 | Other accords under the peace process , chiefly the denial of support for regional insurgency , have also been threatened by recent events . |
| 54 | Moreover , Dewey gave an undertaking that no drastic changes would ever be made in the allocation of numbers to subjects , although certain modifications have been made in recent editions . |
| 55 | If investments have already been made in recent years , the average investor will not bother to make further improvements until energy prices begin to hurt . |
| 56 | Great strides have been made in recent years to offer greater choice and to personalise private rooms , but resources are never enough to provide the optimum living conditions for a comfortable and happy old age . |
| 57 | Large investments in this area also have been made in recent years , as indicated in Table 11.14 . |
| 58 | Considerable advances have been made in recent years in using computer models to understand the intellectual aspects of the human mind . |
| 59 | Early television cameras were large and the image of poor quality , but much progress has been made in recent years . |
| 60 | Nevertheless , much progress has been made in recent years . |