Example sentences of "been [v-ing] [prep] recent years " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I can certainly agree with my hon. Friend — that incident was most regrettable , particularly in light of the fact that the human rights record of Indonesia had been improving in recent years . |
| 4 | Swordfish is a great delicacy in Europe , and has been traditionally caught on longlines , although catch rates have been declining in recent years . |
| 5 | In further and higher education , the gap has also been declining in recent years . |
| 6 | National " net " wastage figures have been declining in recent years so that although learner intakes have declined from 30,000 to 18,000 between 1981 – 87 , the total qualified workforce increased from 212,000 to 239,000 ( Grocott 1989 ) . |
| 7 | For the reasons explained above , the interest in script recognition systems has been expanding in recent years . |
| 8 | I draw his attention to the fact that we are now net exporters of televisions whereas we were net importers under the Labour party and to the fact that motor output has been expanding in recent years whereas it was declining under Labour . |
| 9 | The Wales-based artist Alex Beleschenko has been working in recent years on large-scale architectural commissions for stained glass . |