Sentence examples for years phrase from inspiring English sources

One figure of speech, "One hundred million [subjects of the Japanese Empire] will die for the Emperor and Nation," served as a unifying slogan, although that phrase was intended as a figure of speech along the lines of the "ten thousand years" phrase.

His interpretations have continued to evolve over the years; phrases are more moulded now, textures more homogenised, while instead of the music being allowed to speak starkly for itself, its course is clearly signposted.

In recent years the phrase "reluctant readers" has gained currency among teachers and educators.

In recent years, the phrase has been applied to states like Libya, Iran, Iraq, Serbia, Sudan, Syria and North Korea that supported or condoned the presence of terrorists.

As Mexican spirits have risen in popularity in recent years, the phrase "100 percent agave" is seen as a sign of quality.

Over the years that phrase — usually in a snappier, syntactically dubious variation, without the R — has become both a cliché and a cultural principle.

In recent years, the phrase "balanced excellence" has frequently been used to describe Stanford GSB's commitment to quality across the entire spectrum of its activity.

The two peak years that phrase was used most often were at the depths of the Great Depression and our more recent Great Recession.

FOR many years, the phrase "dance theater" made me want to run as fast as I could in the other direction.

The last two decades may yet go down as the Steroid Years, a phrase that stretches well beyond the white lines of the baseball diamond to encompass the technology bubble of the 1990s and the housing bubble that came on its heels.

Within a few short years the phrase had featured in songs by Blur and U2, the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and in an episode of Only Fools and Horses.