Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] been one [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story has then been one of the dynamic interaction of politics and economics , with political change affecting the economy — so far mainly for the worse — and economic crisis sharpening the political struggle . |
| 2 | HAMILTON PARK has always been one of Jack Berry 's happiest hunting grounds , and the Cockerham-based trainer was in his customary bubbly mood as he brought off a 15-1 double yesterday at the track 's final meeting of 1992 . |
| 3 | Our approach to accounting has always been one of a a truly integrated nature , and that approach fits like a hand in a glove with relational database technology . |
| 4 | If one agrees with the view of Sharpe , White , , and Bernard that prior to 1625 predestination had merely been one of a number of alternative doctrines vying for supremacy within the church , the rise to power of the Laudians represented little more than another swing of a theological pendulum which had been fluctuating wildly since 1560 . |
| 5 | Humanitarianism has always been one of the major motivations making for socialism . |
| 6 | I MAY have had a sheltered upbringing , but to me gin has always been one of the most sophisticated of drinks . |
| 7 | His clinical approach to his job had always been one of complete professionalism . |
| 8 | It did n't occur to her that she would get a good shot in … fine aim had never been one of her strong points — so when she heard him shout her name behind her , her instinct as ever was to run . |
| 9 | However , it embarked on an even larger programme of educational expansion , with the result that education has consistently been one of the largest budget items . |
| 10 | Economics has traditionally been one of the core disciplines in business and management . |
| 11 | And this eagle had never been one of the easy ones . |
| 12 | Curiously , his father had also been one of three captains in a series against West Indies ; he , though , had not suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the car park at the ground because the attendant did not recognize him . |
| 13 | If the political reality has always been one of conflict and disunity , the construction of an imaginary Orient helped to give unity and coherence to the idea of the West . |
| 14 | The first year has also been one of ‘ severe recession with rising unemployment , and Opportunity 2000 members have not been immune ’ . |
| 15 | Der Zarewitsch has always been one of my favourites . ’ |
| 16 | For the staff at Slimbridge the evening feed has always been one of the highlights of the day . |
| 17 | SECTARIANISM has always been one of the prime causes of conflict in Northern Ireland , because religion has been so closely identified with politics . |
| 18 | The spacious stone house had originally been one of three sharing the same hilly and thickly wooded parcel of land . |