Example sentences of "[noun] in the next [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | More recently there have been letters and articles predicting a world population of 15 billion , but no account has been taken of the fact that between 10 and 25 per cent could die of AIDS in the next twenty years , as is already happening in parts of Africa . |
| 2 | It has been estimated that the industry may be short of some 50,000 skilled craftsmen in the next two years . |
| 3 | The report also reveals that new courses are planned in performing arts , engineering , leisure industry skills , media studies and beauty therapy in the next two years . |
| 4 | Owing to his illness he was able to study for only one term in the next three years , although he did put his convalescence to good use , adding fluency in French , German and Italian to his other accomplishments , and attending lectures of the French physicist Dominique Arago at the Sorbonne . |
| 5 | These were now about two years old , so he hoped he might be amongst the prize winners in the next five years . |
| 6 | The transitions mentioned above are envisaged to become ‘ standard development ’ for expert systems in aircraft maintenance in the next few years . |
| 7 | I have no illusions about the likelihood of its transforming schools in the next ten years . |
| 8 | I think that part of our business makes it more difficult because ah the purchase of Allied Carpets by Carpetland is the space of the market at a fairly speedy rate and I personally believe other retailers will have the policy to sub-let surface areas in the next few years so it 's something we got on with three years ago and very pleased we did it . |
| 9 | After the nuclear debate , the greatest social issue facing Western countries in the next twenty years will be the lack of jobs for young adults aged 16 to 25 , especially in the depressed regions . |
| 10 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the projected capital spending in the NHS in the next three years ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 11 | Mr Li has made it plain that there will be no more special economic zones in the next ten years , and the praise in the communiqué for the Dengist reforms smacks of insincere ritual . |
| 12 | With a chilling prophecy he then stated that it would be the task of a great leader , Hitler for preference , to march into Russia in the next five years and place one half of the population in the lethal chamber and the other half in the zoo . |
| 13 | Other sections on which it is hoped to complete work in the next few years included : |
| 14 | Other sections which it is hoped to complete work in the next few years include : |
| 15 | The Law Society today publishes a Strategy for its work in the next three years in the Property and Commercial Services fields . |
| 16 | ‘ It is possible that a slow economic recovery and lower beef prices will coincide to increase consumption in the next few years but in the wake of consumer scares , such as BSE , the market needs a push . |
| 17 | His deeds had made his name synonymous with victory ; the Almoravids feared and hated him ; he had overcome all his enemies and won his way back to the position of Alfonso 's vassal — although , in fact , he overshadowed the King in such a way that Alfonso virtually faded from the scene in the next few years . |
| 18 | Next , he lost to Bill Cousens after 111 rounds , but instead of being discouraged went on to beat all foes in the next ten years . |
| 19 | A US Department of Energy report has predicted output to rise from 890 million tonnes to 1,240 million tonnes in the next 20 years . |
| 20 | An added embarrassment was a report ( also leaked ) by the chief inspector for nuclear safety who warned against complacency and came up with an estimate that there was a ‘ several per cent ’ chance of a serious accident in the next twenty years . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his current estimate of capital expenditure on roads in Wiltshire in the next three years . |
| 22 | Capital expenditure on trunk road schemes in Wiltshire in the next three years will be approximately £50 million . |
| 23 | With a projected increase in gas filling stations in the next few years , the private vehicle market will follow . |
| 24 | Very few of those who were initially hostile to Eugénie were to change their opinion in the next 18 years , and in the case of some , only death ended an enduring aversion to the Empress . |
| 25 | But , though it may have perfected the art of crisis management through long necessity , it will have to face some additional strains in the next few years . |
| 26 | La Plata , the administrative centre of Buenos Aires province , had undergone economic vicissitudes at the end of the century , but with the upturn in its fortunes in the next few years it acquired a station of striking originality , an overall shed flanked by a staggeringly ornate pentagonal building covered in statuary and surmounted by a dome . |
| 27 | The big battle over the EC 's future Budget was still raging last night , as Spain , Ireland , Portugal and Greece demanded more cash subsidies in the next seven years . |
| 28 | Efficiency improvements in cars are likely to be responsible for significant conservation of fuel in the next 10 years . |
| 29 | This would lead to a decline in the volume of less essential traffic in urban and rural areas and bring an overall reduction in all its adverse effects , including its contribution , through carbon dioxide , to global warming — certain to be very high on the political agenda in the next few years . |
| 30 | Finnish Environment Minister , Kaj Barlund , said that sulphur deposits in the south of the country " surpass the level nature can bear by two or three times " and that unless action was taken they would face serious problems in the next 10-20 years . |