31.   That was particularly true now that land values were no longer inflating at the rate of the last decade or so.

32.   THE VAST majority of Scots believe moral values and the behaviour of young people have deteriorated in the last decade.

33.   The period of authoritarian rule has given way during the last decade or so to a democratic system that is still consolidating itself.

34.   I think the change in immunology and the advances in the last decade have been truly remarkable.

35.   Already, the economic crisis in Southeast Asia threatens growth there and raises questions about the sustainability of the success these nations have generally enjoyed over the last decade.

36.   Although bald eagle populations have increased over the last decade, Aikin said, the need to introduce the species in other locations will allow them to increase further.

37.   Although economies have grown across the hemisphere throughout the last decade, so has the number of poor.

38.   Also, many of the great orchestral compositions of the last few decades do not use a standard lineup.

39.   American steel companies have asked the government for trade relief more than any other industry during the last decade.

40.   Although it has dabbled in technology, the party largely missed out on the high-tech boom of the last decade.