The phrase "austerity years" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a period characterized by strict economic measures, often involving budget cuts and reduced public spending.
Example: "The austerity years following the financial crisis led to significant changes in public policy and social services."
Alternatives: "years of austerity" or "period of austerity".
But the almost monochrome palette of many scenes and the putty-colored complexions of some protagonists are more evocative of the austerity years of the 1950s.
In the early 80s, the most popular soaps – Crossroads and Coronation Street – lost the plot: they had nothing to say about a Britain mired in Thatcher's austerity years.
True, some Britons might be struggling in these austerity years to deal with the rapid shift in ethnic make-up of our towns and cities, but "swamped"?
What we said: The government should give Davies a peerage like the one it awarded Julian Fellowes for his genius in keeping Britain supine during austerity years.
Its report suggested average earnings were set to grow only half as rapidly as in the austerity years after the economic crisis.
On leaving university, finding it difficult to get work as a solo singer in the austerity years after the war, John took the jobs of director of music at King's College school, Wimbledon, and director of the Townswomen's Guild Choir.
Austerity year for Italy, no money for literature or stars: yet they all come to Barolo, local TV talk show stars, and Don de Lillo from NY, Patti Smith and Bob Dylan for one night stage stands.
It is one of the last big-capital arts projects to be completed from the pre-austerity years and the closure was undeniably long, said Barnes.
But mostly it calls for sacrifice and austerity for years and years.
Mr Osborne keeps reminding the country that austerity has years left to run and today was no different.
Greece pays down its hefty debts with a combination of growth and continued domestic austerity for years to come.
