Example sentences of "has been the [noun] [prep] some " in BNC.

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1 But to my mind even more sinister has been the development of some forms of ‘ industrial ’ fishing .
2 THE RISE of sea level predicted as a consequence of global warming has been the subject of some spectacular doom-mongering since the greenhouse effect leapt to prominence .
3 The importance of this development has been the subject of some debate .
4 Why some of these experiments should be more successful than others at revealing group differences has been the subject of some experimental investigation .
5 It has been the subject of some concern by those who feel that local authority officers should be completely divorced from party political connections .
6 In recent months the presidential asset has been the subject of some distinctly unflattering news articles , including a long Vanity Fair magazine story that painted her as an autocrat angry with her husband and out of touch with her family .
7 The impact of the rise of the English Arminians and the scale of their departure from pre-1625 theological norms has been the subject of some considerable historical debate over the last few years .
8 The nature of the nasal sacs in heterostracans has been the subject of some debate .
9 Inheritance has been the subject of some of the most important scientific discoveries of the past century .
10 As you may know the agreement has been the subject of some discussion , but I hope that now we have a form of words which recognises the interests of both parties to the agreement .
11 British Telecom 's prices — the undertaking has been the subject of some criticism in the press — have decreased by 20 per cent .
12 The June rally has been the scene of some classic battles between and never more than in 1990 when McHale won by just nine seconds .
13 Unbeknown to Norris , the sliver — a name given to tall narrow apartment buildings by New Yorkers — has been the scene of some pretty gruesome goings on .
14 In popular discussions of private education , grandparents emerge as people very likely to pay school fees ( Guardian 27 May 1986 ) and it certainly has been the case for some time that it is advantageous in taxation terms for them to do so , since grandparents can take out a deed of covenant to cover this payment whereas parents can not .
15 The frets are Jim Dunlop 6230 medium size and have been finished quite nicely , with no sharp edges protruding over the fingerboard , as has been the case on some Ibanez guitars in the past .
16 This case has been the occasion of some powerful comment in the press .
17 The manufacturers ' response has been the creation of some stunning artificial decor — plus some items that rate alongside flying ducks on the wall as pieces of what are called ‘ art bingo ’ at the PFK offices .
18 Such has been the reaction of some advice workers to race awareness training and anti-racist training .
19 This is a topic which has been the focus of some scholarly discussion , partly because Leonardo himself is known to have visited the city in 1500 , but mainly because Vasari , in the second edition of the Lives , stated that Giorgione had been greatly impressed by some unspecified works of Leonardo 's which he had seen .
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