Example sentences of "been [prep] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Liskeard Grammar School also survived into the nineteenth century but was described by Polwhele , early in the century , as ‘ … a low , mean edifice , bad without and worse within , the business of education … having been of late years , it seems , less understood at Liskeard . ’ |
| 2 | Surprisingly though , even in what has been in recent years the most buoyant sector of oil product demand — petrol — there is likely to be a gradual lowering of demand despite increased usage of cars . |
| 3 | Although there is certainly no clear-cut distinction , there seem to have been in recent years two rather separate major usages of this term ( and related terms such as ‘ chief information officer ’ ; , ‘ information system ’ , ‘ information centre ’ , ‘ end user ’ , and so on ) in the literature . |
| 4 | There has been in recent years a steady increase in the number of courses in ‘ bilingual training for business people ’ . |
| 5 | That came as no surprise to us , as we know how good the business climate in this country has been in recent years with the success of deregulation and low taxation and the attractiveness of Britain as a home of inward investment . |
| 6 | Er we trust if the post is doubled in the way it has frequently been in recent years and indeed was in my case , the Chancellor of the Duchy in brackets also as the Chairman of the Conservative Party to maintain the dignitary of the magistracy to make sure that there is a firm balance amongst magistrates who are appointed . |
| 7 | One of the dangers of the current climate for admission , which makes it more difficult than it has been in recent years for students to get into universities , is that the concentration is on the techniques of application , rather than on what lies behind the mechanical process . |
| 8 | There has been in past years a steady requirement for 4BA nuts . |
| 9 | There is a nice pool , sunbathing area and poolside bar at the back of the apartments , and we know they 'll be just as popular in Summer '90 as they have been in previous years . |
| 10 | I you know how conservative I am with figures and er with advising you as to what may occur I 'm myself relatively confident that erm we shall meet our ticket sales target by the year end and that there will be no as there as there 's been in previous years since er the aforementioned not to be noted er crisis . |