USAGE: ~ (это было)
• Industry is now paying much more attention to ... than was the case ( or than it did ) a few years ago.
USAGE: ~ (это было)
• Industry is now paying much more attention to ... than was the case ( or than it did ) a few years ago.
Циммерман М., Веденеева К.. Русско-Английский научно-технический словарь переводчика. Russian-English scientific dictionary for translators. 2012