1.   The anti-smoking lobby has steadily gained ground in the last decade.

2.   The computer industry has expanded greatly over the last decade.

3.   There have been significant computer developments during the last decade.

4.   Laser surgery has become much more refined over the last decade.

5.   Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.

6.   ...the last decade of the nineteenth century.

7.   The last decade has witnessed a serious rise in the levels of racism and hostility to Black and ethnic groups.

8.   These new companies are parasites feeding off the success of those who spent the last decade establishing the industry.

9.   The phenomenal growth that the suburb has experienced over the last decade.

10.   Real estate prices have doubled in value over the last decade.