Example sentences of "[pron] have been useful " in BNC.
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| 1 | For , though there has been useful progress in bringing Co-operation to attention as a credible option , it remains in the United Kingdom , far more than in some western democracies , an exceptional way of undertaking an industrial venture . |
| 2 | There have been useful specific contact with El Salvador , Guatemala and Malawi . |
| 3 | If in a particular year Dr A publishes four papers , which are cited an average of 15 times by other authors during the following five years , then they have been useful . |
| 4 | But whilst the concern might , therefore , have been largely misplaced , it has been useful in fostering a re-examination of the way schools and LEAs maintain discipline amongst pupils and in prompting fresh research into the nature of misbehaviour in schools . |
| 5 | In recent years , however , the canine colon has become a standard model for colonic motility studies and , although it displays some kinds of contractile activity not seen in man , it has been useful for investigating neuropharmacological interactions . |
| 6 | A lump sum , we wo n't ask for it back , and maybe it 's been useful for them to adapt their lives in the meantime . |
| 7 | It 's been useful for their maintenance . |