Sentence examples for compared to recent years from inspiring English sources

That seems a fairly modest increase compared to recent years.

Compared to recent years, it was the sunniest September since 2012.

The better known auction houses, like Christie's and Sothebys, have faced disappointing sales compared to recent years.

"It doesn't feel like it's exceptional compared to recent years," said Kate Lewthwaite, project manager for the Woodland Trust's Nature's Calendar.

The electricity margin has decreased compared to recent years, but the outlook remains manageable and well within the reliability standard set by government".

"A lot of the orders for the retail season are being placed now, and compared to recent years, they are weak," said Chris Woodward, the vice president for container services at Ryder System, the big logistics company.

A spokesperson at the Met Office gave The Independent a rundown on the week ahead as we approach the summer solstice, and how the start of this June compares to recent years: "It's not been the most Summer-y start to June, in the first few weeks we had a nasty bout of low pressure coming through which was a little wet and windy.

Yet crowd figures compared to recent underperforming years are largely unchanged and the squad rejuvenation implemented by Alistair Edwards is proving tumultuous.

Snopes.com also conducted an analysis of "notable death" stories published in several news outlets from 2013 to 2016 and found that, in fact, 2016 did not have a high number of celebrity deaths compared to recent previous years.

Just look at a few minutes of a game played forty or thirty years ago compared to more recent years (though avonbarksdale is right — the average level of play is higher today).

Just look at a few minutes of a game played forty or thirty years ago compared to more recent years (though avonbarksdale is right the average level of play is higher today).