Example sentences of "[adv] [been] [prep] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In China , criticism of the bureaucracy has generally not been through formal representative assemblies , councils and congresses but through ‘ mass campaigns ’ , though the direction of influence has tended to be from the party leadership to the masses through propaganda , political education and mobilization exercises rather than from the masses upwards .
2 The quality of his work has always been of exceptional high standard and featured in every major project in the company .
3 In Nepal , dolphin habitat has traditionally been in deep clear water with swift currents , but hydro-electric development is occurring in many of the susu 's favourite remaining areas .
4 For the majority of building , wood was the chief material and little has survived , though rebuilding has often been in similar traditional style .
5 In 1885 the two countries had even been on bad enough terms to recall their respective ambassadors .
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