Example sentences of "[vb -s] [been] a [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One form of horizontal devolution has been a feature of the constitution of the United Kingdom for centuries . |
| 2 | This requirement has been a feature of the Companies Acts since 1900 . |
| 3 | In the case of Mercury it is estimated that , just as is the case today ( Figure 8.2 ) , the slightly higher cratering rate than on the Moon has been a feature of the last few 1000 Ma . |
| 4 | First , we can investigate empirically the consequences of alternative assumptions about incidence , and this has been a feature of the work of Musgrave et al. |
| 5 | The demise of quality education , once the jewel in Britain 's crown , has been a feature of the three Conservative administrations since 1979 . |
| 6 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman recognises that increasing productivity in agriculture has been a feature in the past , both in good years and in bad . |
| 7 | One of the less savoury aspects of the recently concluded World Cup has been a revival of the old xenophobic clichés . |
| 8 | In the UK , there has been a revival in the traditional art of sausage-making and strict regulations now dictate the maximum quantity of cereal filler allowed in the not-so-humble British banger . |
| 9 | Although this is generally considered a thing of the past , there has been a revival in the popularity of the solidly built , veneered Thirties suite with its square lines . |
| 10 | Firstly , the AS/400 is a pig of a machine for C-based tools vendors to work with , even with IBM 's help , and performance has been a problem with the product . |
| 11 | Staying motivated for matches has been a problem for the teenager , who is trying to juggle her tennis with more normal aspects of life in Florida . |
| 12 | Edmonds ( 1962 ) also says that this has been a problem throughout the 150 years of the Inspectorate . |
| 13 | Inflation has been a problem in the past . |
| 14 | ‘ There has been a development on the Livesey case , sir . |
| 15 | There has been a fall in the numbers of beef cows receiving the hill cow subsidy in Scotland from 459,000 in 1975 to 442,000 in 1978 . |
| 16 | ( 1973 ) have also shown that urban containment policies have resulted in higher house prices as a result of the higher price of land , so that there has been a fall in the quality of new first-home , owner-occupier dwellings in town and country . |
| 17 | There has been a fall in the proportion of buses that have been taken off the roads because of serious defects found during the vehicle inspectorate 's examination . |
| 18 | There has been a change in the genes , which alters the genetic programme . |
| 19 | Another consequence of modern farming has been a change in the types of farm buildings , which may have affected Barn Owl and Swallow numbers by the loss of sites as traditional Sussex barns disappear . |
| 20 | Each step should be simple and complete in itself — preferably with some indication that successful completion has been achieved , for example the appearance or the change of colour of a signal light , or the noise of a motor starting or a change of pressure which indicates that there has been a change in the flow of some material . |
| 21 | Associated with the decline in manufacturing employment has been a change in the gender-'time' composition of the work force . |
| 22 | There has been a change in the approach of local government to compulsory competitive tendering , but it appears to have been lost on the Labour party . |
| 23 | In a slightly different context , that of the attitude to be adopted by an appellate court where there has been a change in the circumstances of the plaintiff since the trial at first instance , Harman LJ enunciated the principle that , " the court should never speculate where it knows " : Curwen v James [ 1963 ] 1 WLR at p753 . |
| 24 | These conflicts have , of course , had diverse and individual causes , but common to them has been a change in the political environment in which public enterprises operate . |
| 25 | Attempting to predict the changes likely to take place in practices and in the world at large and their consequences for Institutional education policy , has been a function of the educational committees of the Institution and the centres of full-time education , all of whom have been addressing the question since early 1985 . |
| 26 | In the UK this has been a function of the oral philosophy of education ( until the last five years ) . |
| 27 | ( b ) Persons under 21. ( c ) Persons of " unsound mind " Mental Health Act 1983 , s.141. ( d ) Peers and peeresses in their own right unless there has been a disclaimer under the Peerage Act 1963. ( e ) Clergy ordained in Church of England and Ireland , Ministers of the Church of Scotland and Roman Catholic Priests . |
| 28 | There has been a misunderstanding of the Government 's plans from the point of view of social security benefits . |
| 29 | One result of this has been a contraction in the value that venture capitalists can put on for particular businesses . |
| 30 | This attractive stone house dates from the 1750s , and has been a hotel since the 1930s . |