Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In many respects the management of GEAR has been ineffective : goals have been defined too broadly , simply to ensure consensus ; organizations have been assimilated within GEAR for purely cosmetic purposes ; power has been too diffuse ; and too much has been made of environmental improvements when the local economy has been subject to dramatic changes and unemployment has risen substantially . |
| 2 | Mention has been made of two considerations relevant to the internationality test , namely simplicity and maximization of the scope of the Convention . |
| 3 | That that that is a just criticism and it has been made of immunological treatment . |
| 4 | According to David Hume , the subject of the next chapter , Berkeley 's account of abstract ideas was ‘ one of the greatest and most valuable discoveries that has been made of late years in the republic of letters ’ . |
| 5 | Mention has been made of direct labour and of how such organisations have reduced the number of trainees by about 40 per cent . |
| 6 | Not much has been made of this migration , some ethnic tension apart , and even less of the fact that in the years since the second world war it has been essential for western European economic life . |
| 7 | I agree entirely with my hon. Friend , and so does every independent study and assessment that has been made of this matter . |
| 8 | The standard of joiner work throughout is good and much use has been made of laminated veneers to provide rounded corners . |
| 9 | Do not tell me that Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalwolsey , renowned in the ranks of chivalry , has been deprived of all dealings with the female kind ? |
| 10 | Comparison stars are σ ( 4.9 ) , τ ( 5.1 ) and when a minimum occurs , K ( 6.0 ) ; τ has been suspected of slight variability . |
| 11 | Beta is a fine orange star of spectral type M , beautiful in binoculars ; it has been suspected of slight variability . |
| 12 | It is easy to find , because it is usually visible with the naked eye at about magnitude 5 , and is in the same binocular field with Beta ; to either side of it are Tau ( 5.1 ) and Sigma ( 4.9 ) , which act as good comparisons , though Tau is of type K and has been suspected of slight variability . |
| 13 | Either there has been a real fading , or ( more probably ) there has been an error in recording or interpretation , though it is true that Megrez has been suspected of slight variability in modern times . |
| 14 | This particular bonfire has been constructed of industrial waste and in consequence we are unable to ascertain precisely what is inside the bonfire . |
| 15 | A doctor who gave cannabis to her sick daughter has been cleared of criminal charges at Liverpool Crown Court . |
| 16 | Concrete sleepers and 60-foot rails have been placed constituting several track panels , while the original platform at Swithland has been cleared of much undergrowth , with more sleepers placed in position . |
| 17 | Once the flue has been cleared of all blockages , the smoke test might reveal cracks which have to be mended before a fire can be used . |
| 18 | THE All England Club has been cleared of unfair trading practices over the sale of Wimbledon tickets . |
| 19 | Chancellor Norman Lamont has been stripped of all credibility here and abroad . |
| 20 | Once a self- sufficient farmer , Ahmed Mahlim , 53 , has been stripped of all dignity . |
| 21 | Lord Spens FCA , the former managing director of corporate finance at Henry Ansbacher , has been acquitted of all charges arising from his involvement in the Guinness takeover of Distillers in 1986 . |
| 22 | Somehow on this rich , fertile island , a centrepiece has been contrived of dull concrete . |
| 23 | First one , er relates to the point made by the Barton Willmore representative , that no account has been taken of additional land that would be needed er for the settlement , for shops , er community facilities , and other infrastructure , er and of course that land is not available , well in fact the opposite is the case if the new settlement is not provided , because the infrastructure is available within York city , and the York city document er A eight double O nine , paragraph six , makes it very clear that the city is capable of accommodating the needs within its city boundaries where that fr infrastructure is available , er to that extent there is a further argument against the settlement , and that is that the settlement would be duplicating the provision of resources outside of the city , where those resources can actually accommodate it within the city . |
| 24 | Underlying this whole approach is the fact that no account has been taken of Disabled people 's ow understandings of Disability or priorities for the arts . |
| 25 | Generally , these companies have been highly successful since privatization , even after account has been taken of nationwide trends affecting all companies . |
| 26 | It is sometimes argued that certain subjects are better vehicles for a liberal education than others , because they are concerned with the human rather than merely the natural , or are reflexive rather than merely instrumental ; hence the term ‘ liberal ’ has been most often associated with the arts , and in this century social sciences , though it has been used of some science courses as well ( e.g. ‘ Liberal Studies in Science ’ ) . |
| 27 | If the right hon. Gentleman took the measure which has been suggested of restoring indictability to the offence of taking and driving away , would not the courts be left with a wide range of penalties ? |
| 28 | Perhaps part of the problem is that far too much has been expected of positivist criminology or , alternatively , positivist criminologists have been responsible for fostering too grandiose expectations . |
| 29 | But the portrait that has been drawn of respectable women rising from the marriage bed to insert the sponge or to draw the condom over the ‘ burning machine ’ , seems unlikely to have been the norm . |
| 30 | It 's the second time in a month that the Highbury hit-man has been accused of insulting fans . |