Example sentences of "time be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though small in size and numbers , Border has from time to time been good enough to thump the New Zealand All-Blacks and the British Lions at rugby , and to produce such cricketers as Peter Kirsten , Hylton Ackerman , Ken McEwan and the brothers Greig . |
| 2 | Its relationship with the markets has throughout that time been one of independence , and the clearing procedure has evolved over the years . |
| 3 | Special education has for a long time been fertile ground for curricula based on linear models of learning , guided and assessed through hierarchies of objectives . |
| 4 | The twentieth century has seen the growth of a considerable literature on management as an acquired skill and it has for some time been possible to obtain academic management qualifications . |
| 5 | Organ jazz has for a long time been club-trendy but it has taken until now for a new artist to come through to match the likes of Jimmy Smith and ‘ Big ’ John Patton with whom she shares a clear affinity in her choice of rhythms and blues inflections . |
| 6 | Most people who use an analogue mobile phone have at some time been unhappy with the call quality , and an unfortunate few have experienced the unpleasant side effects of deliberate or accidental ‘ eavesdropping ’ . |
| 7 | As a member of the National Trust for Scotland for nearly 58 years , and having from time to time been involved in its affairs , I want to add my personal support to Douglas Connell 's proposition ( Points of View , 15 March ) that the functions of the National Heritage Memorial Fund ( in so far as they relate to Scotland ) should in future be carried out by a new body established in Scotland . |
| 8 | Provided they have at least one year 's service with the University by the expected date of birth , or have at any time been eligible to receive full-rate Statutory Maternity Pay or were at any stage entitled to the benefits of a previous employer 's paid maternity leave scheme , women are eligible for 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay , followed by up to 22 weeks unpaid maternity leave . |
| 9 | The Advisory Board for the Research Councils ( ABRC ) has for some time been worried that British spending on civil science , especially within the higher education sector , may not be adequate to enable the country to remain internationally competitive . |
| 10 | The creation of truth has , from time to time been manifest in religious thinking , but it has been either not recognised as such , or deliberately not admitted to be such . |
| 11 | I have for a long time been suspicious of the doctrine of gradualism in politics and the foibles of the Foreign Office , which uses the double-speak of diplomacy , as I saw in the Anglo-Irish diktat and now smell in Maastricht . |
| 12 | ‘ I had for some time been interested in the work of the 17th century Dutch and Spanish still-life school of painting . |
| 13 | Tanberg had for some time been interested in the way that hydrogen behaves in the presence of metals such as palladium . |
| 14 | Busacher had at one time been surprised at Willi 's musical perception , but was no longer . |
| 15 | But — with exceptions of course — it has at the same time been unable or unwilling to devote enough time and effort to understanding and pursing financial and accounting matters , perhaps because these often lack the immediate and general glamour of other aspects of policies . |
| 16 | The Revenue has for some time been concerned about what is done with the money . |
| 17 | BML has for some time been concerned about the declining popularity of the NBS , which began in a blaze of publicity in 1955 . |
| 18 | Secondly , I know that this committee has over a time been concerned about the resource needs |
| 19 | Erm that somehow coping strategies which people developed at the time are counter-productive when they when they 're a bit older , so that 's the general erm er kind of of impetus behind that . |
| 20 | There Ernest , Theodore , and Reginald were born within six years , but Edward 's recollections of this time are sketchy . |
| 21 | Cooking up wonderfully complicated meals is fine for special occasions , but what most of us want most of the time are great ideas for quick meals that taste good without the fuss . |
| 22 | Editorial space and broadcasting time are unbiased and have more credibility than advertisements . |
| 23 | The foreign language editions of A Journey Through Time are available at British Tourist Authority offices throughout the world . |
| 24 | Buyers of commercial vehicles or heavy trucks , for instance , may prefer to buy products that they know will " feel right " to drivers , and which at the same time are straightforward for their maintenance crews to service . |
| 25 | Hours of work for people who work full time are 41 hours in London and 42 hours elsewhere ( including a one hour lunch break each day ) . |
| 26 | Now , you can have it by the written word and the spoken word , but I think the links we must continually have all the time are personal links , talking to people . |
| 27 | The various strands in Nizan 's communist personality at this time are implicit in Politzer 's statement : tactical naivete , trust in the party , willingness to apply to the letter rigid sectarian orthodoxy , and a consequent obsession with ideological myth-making rather than concrete reality . |
| 28 | It is not , however , confined to that key , for the pedals can be altered rapidly , and chromatic alterations of a note or two in successive chords in slow time are possible . |
| 29 | In this population , bowel function and transit time are different in women of childbearing age ( 25–49 ) and older women , with a greater tendency to constipation in the first . |
| 30 | Up to 40 young people at a time are homeless in Gloucester . |