Example sentences of "this [noun sg] have been [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would probably be fair to say that views of this kind have been dominant among British socialists from the Labour-left leftwards , but over recent years they have come under increasing criticism , on both theoretical and political grounds . |
| 2 | In general , the results that we have reported in this chapter have been favourable to the rational expectations hypothesis , suggesting at the very least that the usefulness of that hypothesis in one area of macroeconomics can not be dismissed lightly . |
| 3 | It is also the case that most of the studies of this type have been concerned with the effects on the UK of membership . |
| 4 | The reasons for this diversity have been subject to much debate ( section 2.4.2 ) and while it is not yet resolved , the fact remains that such forests house a huge genetic resource that has only been fractionally realised to yield what have ultimately become significant commercial products such as rubber . |
| 5 | Some of the other issues discussed in this book have been central to historical writing on South Asia which treats more traditional subjects . |
| 6 | If some of the ideas in this book have been new to you , you may be full of enthusiasm for putting them into practice . |
| 7 | Earlier chapters of this book have been concerned with the analysis and display of geographical data . |
| 8 | ‘ The fact is , Mr Stevens , all the Chinamen in this house have been dirty for some time ! |