Example sentences of "[art] [noun] have grown from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only one in 500 engineers in the UK is a woman and progress is much slower than in the US where the percentage has grown from 0–2 in the 1960s , when the Civil Rights movement stirred , to 10 per cent and is growing apace . |
| 2 | The role of Treasurer over the years has grown from overseeing simple book-keeping to an extensive involvement and the contributions of Leslie Wise , A.J. Chapman , Albert ( Bert ) Ford and currently Jim Grey , have been valuable indeed and it is not surprising that Arthur Chapman felt the work was too demanding for an Honorary Treasurer , although what each does might vary depending on what bias the secretary brings to his post . |
| 3 | The membership had grown from 82 founder members to 253 in 1855 , of which 128 were Fellows and 125 Associates . |
| 4 | The size of the group has grown from 16,000 to 28,000 staff as its operations have expanded . |
| 5 | Helped by a couple of purchases north of the Border , the chain has grown from 130 at the beginning of 1992 to 209 now , with operating profits leaping from just £700,000 in 1991 to £4.9 million last year . |
| 6 | At the time of writing , the church has grown from sixteen adults two years ago to a regular attendance of over 100 . |
| 7 | The numbers have grown from next to nothing just 30 years ago . |
| 8 | Under this leadership over the past decade the company has grown from being an essentially UK woodworm and pest control company , to an international enterprise with a broad base of environmental services in every major world economy . |
| 9 | Since then the market has grown from £12m to more than £230m , according to industry estimates . |