Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reactions by pluralists to Marxist analysis of the Japanese state have rarely been characterized by rigorous argument . |
| 2 | The procedures used by advisory appointment committees to appoint consultants have long been governed by successive statutory instruments of parliament for one reason only — to protect the public . |
| 3 | Alloys of gold and silver with baser metals have long been controlled by established standards , first for coinage and then for plate , such as the English sterling standard guaranteed by a hallmark . |
| 4 | Indeed , lady 's slipper , skullcap , valerian and other herbs have long been known by Western herbalists to have such calming effects . |
| 5 | Bangor , Co Down , Glengormley , Co Antrim , and a housing estate in south Belfast have all been blasted by huge IRA bombs . |
| 6 | Transitory increases in the prevalence of HIV antibody have all been explained by imported infection . |
| 7 | The remaining lines to the right have all been climbed by various combinations of Newton , McGinley and Liz Wade . |
| 8 | While it remains to be seen which , if any , of these options is adopted , it is not very encouraging that in recent years a number of offers of adoption have apparently been made by national bodies , only to be discouraged by the DES . |
| 9 | The structures of Employee Involvement have only been accepted by salaried staff ; shopfloor unions have refused to make a formal commitment to the programme , which is regarded as contrary to the established contractual job-control orientation of workplace trade unions . |
| 10 | Conservative Members have obviously been briefed by Conservative central office , because they can not find anything good to say about their Government , so they give central office speeches attacking the Labour party and asking what it would do . |
| 11 | Erm wo n't take up much time Chairman , because I think most of the points I want to cover have already been covered by previous speakers . |
| 12 | West Thurrock and Ironbridge have already been converted by National Power . |
| 13 | Poor bus services have already been identified by new town bosses who want to carry out a full traffic survey with interested bodies , including Lothian Regional Council . |
| 14 | But roughly every five years a tide of warm water ( up to 30°C ) flows down the coast from the equator ; the nutrients in this water have already been removed by equatorial plankton . |
| 15 | There at least the ideological differences have not been obfuscated by national divisions . |
| 16 | These analyses have not been confirmed by modern methods . |
| 17 | It has happened that individuals who have not been contacted by MAS have become aware that the client 's business is being marketed and have telephoned MAS asking to speak to the manager handling the sale . |
| 18 | The agency 's allegations have not been supported by other major conservation groups , although Buff Bohlen , a World Wide Fund for Nature official , said he was concerned over what he believed was money from business trading in illegally poached ivory going to support the secretariat 's work . |
| 19 | Because family law has remained stuck in its empiricist mode the limitations of this approach have not been appreciated by academic family lawyers . |
| 20 | Research papers from Daresbury have not been quoted by other physicists as important reference material . |
| 21 | Studies of the impact of production relations on a group 's identity have not been complemented by equivalent studies based upon consumption . |
| 22 | A further weakness of the theory is that it does not explain why so much hooligan activity is based on fan rivalries within the working class ; nor can it deal with Wagg 's ( 1984:198 ) observation that ‘ the most notable attempts by a club 's following to prevent it parting with a popular player or manager have usually been initiated by middle-class people ’ . |
| 23 | The big decisions thrown up by PESC have always been taken by full Cabinet , though Macmillan set a precedent followed by future prime ministers when he established in autumn 1960 a small Ministerial Action Group on Public Expenditure , known as ‘ Magpie ’ . |
| 24 | The chosen section is usually in the open areas behind the goals — areas of the ground which have traditionally been occupied by working-class men since the grounds were built . |
| 25 | This year , as in previous years , the Library 's printed collections have also been enhanced by generous donations from both private citizens and institutional donors . |
| 26 | Other accords under the peace process , chiefly the denial of support for regional insurgency , have also been threatened by recent events . |
| 27 | The scheme 's finances have also been hit by low prices for recycled waste , partly caused by the vast quantities now being collected . |
| 28 | The United Kingdom Government has shared the Committee 's reservations as to the excessive use of Article 118A , and these have also been supported by other Member States in the Council . |
| 29 | But some important political changes , as I suggested , have also been achieved by peaceful means . |
| 30 | Local government services , afflicted by heavy cut-backs , have also been characterized by increasing politicization . |