Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] has be [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same is true in the US , where the banking sector has been eager for some time now to find loopholes in the Glass-Steagall Act 1933 ( which segregates to a large extent the banking and securities business ) and expand into other , more profitable , areas of financial service activity . |
| 2 | There are , however , two longstanding situations on Southern Sandstone where payment of an admission fee has been customary for many years . |
| 3 | On balance , I believe that Britain 's membership of the EEC has been of some benefit in terms of the home market which she has gained and will continue to gain as and when her partners honour their commitments to complete the Single Market ; however , as should be clear from the figures quoted in Chapter 5 , the assertion that EEC membership has been good for Britain is open to question . |
| 4 | The Burford to Bibury road has been awash for most of the afternoon . |
| 5 | This " rhetoric-reality " distinction is a feature of much evaluation , and in library research has been productive for , amongst others , those involved in the LASS Project , who write of " the traditional rhetoric of sixth-form responsibility and independence " ( Hopkins and Rudduck , 1984 ) which they contrast with " the realities of sixth-form teaching and learning " . |
| 6 | The Cabinet system has been different for Heath , Wilson and Mrs Thatcher . |
| 7 | ‘ The team 's suspension system has been identical for the past 22 Grands Prix , that is since the beginning of the 1992 world championship . |
| 8 | The Thames Valley helicopter has been responsible for around 100 arrests this year . |
| 9 | The world recession has been tough for all of us , at home and abroad . |
| 10 | The county council has been responsible for appointing contractors to carry out this repair work . |