Sentence examples for years the only time from inspiring English sources

Exports are unlikely to double; in 60 years the only time that has happened is when inflation was puffing up the figures.

While there have been numerous other threats over the years, the only time Serie A players went on strike was in March 1996.

For the past 20 years the only time when the latter grew faster than the former was during the brief period of the Asian financial crisis of 1997-08.

And, in the past thirty years, the only time a party has held or controlled sixty votes outright was in 2009, when the Democrats did for just six months.

Student voters polled by Scholastic magazines have been a bellwether of presidential politics for 50 years: the only time they were wrong was when they picked Richard M. Nixon in 1960.

In the past fifteen years the only time I didn't look at my bank account every day was when I was doing something I was passionate about.

In normal years, the only times companies are dropped from the index between rebalancings are when they are acquired or move to the New York Stock Exchange.

In 1963 he was named European Footballer of the Year, the only time a keeper has won the award.

Unfortunately, summer is the only time available to have an extended vacation with the children, who are all in school the rest of the year, the only time to bring them to interesting places, show them different cultures.

But does one measure a single sporting event, or the number of people who watch a game over the year?The only time a billion people have watched a single sporting-related event was the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, according to futures sport+entertainment, a consultancy.

The succeeding year, the only time since 1851, the school did not hold a commencement.