Example sentences of "[vb -s] been [adj] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason , and others , Mr Goldin has been keen to talk to the Russians about co-operation . |
| 2 | Available geological data from these areas suggest that uplift and removal of section ( in Hercynian and later episodes ) has been minimal compared with the rest of the area . |
| 3 | It has been possible to continue with the South African bursaries programme . |
| 4 | Often musical ideas and phrases were taken from western records , which it has been possible to buy on the black market at high prices ( for ⅕ of the average monthly wage ) . |
| 5 | It is because of this historical dimension to the religion that those arguing ( for example ) for the ordination of women apparently find it so difficult to say , in the way in which it has been possible to maintain in the sphere of politics , that we hold these truths to be self-evident , that all human beings are created equal and must not be discriminated against . |
| 6 | Because of popular music 's ubiquitousness and vast scale of production , it has been possible to establish in the collective mind a set of conventional musical ‘ colours ’ — ‘ Spanish ’ , ‘ pastoral ’ , ‘ cowboy ’ , ‘ blue ’ , ‘ hip pie ’ , ‘ punk ’ , and so on — and arrangers and producers can simply lift the technical devices needed for these ready-made veneers off the shelf when needed . |
| 7 | She has been willing to look outside the civil service for advice on policy — to various ‘ think tanks ’ and individuals who have often reinforced her scepticism about traditional departmental policy views . |
| 8 | One must wonder whether the book trade will continue to have the large and complicated distribution systems which it has been able to support in the past . |
| 9 | However , it is not clear from the information presented by Burr how well he has been able to cope with the irregular morphological structure of English . |
| 10 | In the past this plant would only have been found on the better drained slopes leading to our moorland plateaux , but because of man 's interference in this environment , by digging drainage ditches and lowering the water table , the plant has been able to spread onto the plateaux themselves . |
| 11 | Now , a quarter of a century after that first opening , Mr Smythe has been able to work for the good of the trade which has brought him travel , skill , and national recognition . |
| 12 | No doubt it is because of the vision to train in this way that Ichthus has been able to grow in the way that it has done . |
| 13 | We are delighted that the BBC Big Band has been able to come to the Festival as part of BBC 's ‘ Radio Goes To Town ’ — they will return briefly for a lunchtime programme with David Jacobs in the Ulster Hall on Wednesday ! |
| 14 | It should be noted that no modules will be deleted until the module version deletion process has been able to run through the whole LIFESPAN database . |
| 15 | But one Moscow designer , at least , has been able to look at the familiar with a fresh eye and use the symbols of Soviet power with wit and imagination . |
| 16 | Recently , the World Bank has been able to hide from the spotlight that has laid the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development bare before the public gaze . |
| 17 | Continuing nursing care , it 's important to stress here , that the continuing nursing care , the arrangements have relied to some extent on the use of joint finance to ensure that the Health Authority has been able to meet during the year the extra workload , and er , the budget settlement that they have , er , is actually being discussed at the moment with a view to the picking up some of those costs on a continuing basis . |
| 18 | This chapter has been concerned to sketch in the general background to the reign of Mary Queen of Scots , and to clear it of some of the misconceptions about Scottish kingship which have tended to confuse the issues . |
| 19 | For economists , who came late to the study of bureaucracy , it has been natural to start from the parallel with the private sector of the economy . |
| 20 | Where there is a hearing , anyone who has been entitled to notice of the application is also entitled to appear and make representations . |
| 21 | Clairol 's Free Curl heated styler has been designed with moving style in mind — it 's a cordless , gas powered appliance which has been OK 'd in the checked-in luggage on planes so it goes wherever you do . |
| 22 | There have been few attempts to portray mental handicap in the theatre , and despite its progressive nature , the theatre has been slow to respond to the challenge on offer . |
| 23 | Bt strains have traditionally been classified by serotyping , but this system has been unable to cope with the vast number of new strains discovered recently . |
| 24 | I have argued that antiracism has been unable to deal with the new forms in which racism has developed . |
| 25 | The EEC does offer grants to academics for research on approved projects ; but so far it has been unable to help with the major problems of the academic researchers , such as shortage of jobs , lack of mobility of researchers and declining funds for research . |
| 26 | Despite their unusually erratic season , it has been hard to argue against the premise that Liverpool 's name might already be on the Cup . |
| 27 | It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’ |
| 28 | It 's been good to play in the six games so far and you do n't want to miss any at this stage of the season . ’ |