Example sentences of "[adj] it has been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darby 's conviction , after a six-week trial , was the first of its kind and Mr David Mellor , the Home Office Minister , said last night : ‘ I am glad it has been demonstrated so clearly that luring youngsters into the crime of drug pushing carries with it a severe penalty . |
| 2 | Economists are not agreed ( nor are politicians for that matter ) on how effective it has been or can be , or on what form it should take . |
| 3 | Make sure it has been made with ripstop nylon and has good quality spars and reinforced pockets to receive them . |
| 4 | If the wood is not a naturally durable one , make sure it has been pressure treated to resist rot — better quality ones are guaranteed for well over five years . |
| 5 | The fracture zone between the individual grains on the stalk indicates its origin ; if the fracture zone is smooth it is a wild grain , if it is rough it has been cultivated . |
| 6 | In the Arctic it has been recorded from Baffin Bay , Barents , Kara and Siberians Seas . |
| 7 | ‘ In the white man , the Black Swan finds an enemy so deadly , that in many parts where it was formerly numerous it has been almost , if not entirely , extirpated … |
| 8 | Table 4.4 , which summarises the main studies , shows that they all agree that regional policy has had an important effect on job creation though they disagree on how important it has been . |
| 9 | We know how tough it has been for many but we are poised to move forward again , lacking only the spark of confidence with which a Conservative victory would ignite recovery . |
| 10 | I do n't think people have any idea how tough it has been for me . |
| 11 | The limited ‘ defence ’ of mistake about the girl 's age , available to young men under 24 , was explained above , and the reason for creating such a limited ‘ defence ’ is that in general it has been held that the crime does not require any fault element as regards the girl 's age . |
| 12 | A touch of ground frost is not uncommon , irrespective of how blazing hot it has been during the day . |
| 13 | Britain 's premier clubs has been doings its own campaigning on a very different manifesto — and very successful it has been , too . |
| 14 | It is a great struggle to maintain this kind of mental attitude , but how successful it has been is difficult to assess . |
| 15 | ‘ We have been involved in such a partnership for some years now and the fact that many governors have been accompanied by their head teachers today is an indication of how successful it has been , ’ he added . |
| 16 | I 'm sorry it has been rotten weather at home . |
| 17 | In particular it has been argued that any body which has no power over financial matters is impotent as a check on the activities of government and that a new " upper chamber " should have some control over financial matters . |
| 18 | The educational background and training of chartered librarians in Britain has not been well understood by teachers , and in particular it has been noticeable how reluctant spokesmen of the School Library Association have been to acknowledge that some librarians have received a special training in work with children of school age , with materials for children of school age , and involving more than an acquaintance with the study of educational systems and methods and of child development . |
| 19 | In particular it has been noted that agents have incentives to take actions which reveal their type early on in the play ; to self-screen . |
| 20 | He said , ‘ How wonderful it has been for us both to seek new understanding of each other as we have prayed together and sought healing from each other 's wounds . ’ |
| 21 | Most of us can recall just how difficult it has been to concentrate on anything else if we have a headache or any other ache and pain . |
| 22 | The Chairman , on behalf of the members , has asked me to express their appreciation of your excellent presentation and to state how difficult it has been to make a choice from outstanding candidates . |
| 23 | He will be aware , bearing in mind the other pressures we have on the budget this year , how difficult it has been to get a higher priority for roads . |
| 24 | The more the institutions of representative government demand technical efficiency from administrative organizations , the more those organizations have found it necessary to employ specialists and the more difficult it has been for the judgements of the career officials to be resisted . |
| 25 | I 'm doubly glad therefore to , to welcome their appearance and I know how difficult it has been and would like to praise all concerned for the intense nature of the negotiations which , which have gone on . |
| 26 | An automatic ignition and re-ignition system to all burners that ‘ senses ’ when gas is not lit and wo n't stop sparking until it 's certain it has been lit . |
| 27 | In certain circumstances if it is close it has been |
| 28 | When my rheumatoid arthritis was very bad it has been very bad and very chronic , and it still can be some days , erm I had more ways of getting up and down those stairs and I got up and down , but I had to invent ways to do it . |