Example sentences of "[that] [noun] have been " in BNC.

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1 Indeed , it is only since 1965 that mergers have been subject to public scrutiny at all .
2 The client 's quantity surveyor may co-operate , particularly where the relationship with the contractor is well established , either by accepting receipts one month in arrears , subject to the payment being made on time , or by a telephone enquiry to the nominated sub-contractors concerned to obtain verbal confirmation that payment has been made .
3 It was widely reported that the UK had unsuccessfully argued at the committee meeting for a total suspension of the ERM and also that requests had been made for Germany to reduce its interest rates .
4 The feedback suggested that attitudes had been changed and that there had been an increase in knowledge and skills .
5 He reported that £1,000 had been set aside for proper surfacing of paths at Radford Park .
6 Summing up , Nick Carey believes that ICI has been innovative in its approach towards the rationalization of its petrochemicals business — necessary because production capacity in europe was far too high .
7 This last year all these outgoings have meant that fundraising has been a real necessity and to try to relieve that pressure , the committee have decided to raise the subs .
8 It is normally used on a range of Chinese rugs which employ the more traditional designs , and can sometimes be so authentic in appearance that experts have been fooled .
9 But now that decision has been reversed by Planning Minister Tony Baldry , in a U-turn that 's shocked protesters .
10 They had missed another call while out , and they had heard that Whitechapel had been sealed off .
11 In a broadcast on Aug. 3 the RCC stated that plans had been drawn up to begin a withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait on Aug. 5 .
12 The good news is that plans have been made for a third building .
13 He tells me that Spurs have been in touch to say their computer was knackered ( bloody things , who wants em ? ) so there is a delay in sending them out , but we are getting some .
14 Before long , Maudie had a baby — and soon after that , a telegram arrived saying that Arnold had been killed in action .
15 However , Gerry Collins , the Irish minister for foreign affairs , later made it clear that progress had been made and he reaffirmed his Government 's commitment to the Anglo-Irish agreement .
16 The fifth round of talks between North Korea and Japan on normalizing relations ended in Beijing , China , on Nov. 20 , with both sides saying that progress had been made .
17 According to Radio France International Cheiffou said that progress had been hindered by various obstacles including intrigues by political parties and the unjustified expectations of the army .
18 It is more difficult to judge how far the commitment has been translated into action , though it is clear that progress has been made in some areas .
19 So far wheels , frame and chimney have been built and I believe that progress has been made on the boiler .
20 In a letter to Environment Minister Lord Strathclyde , Shadow Environment Secretary Chris Smith accepted that sulphur dioxide emissions have been reduced by 45 per cent since 1970 , but pointed out that progress has been haphazard , with reductions in emissions coinciding with economic recession .
21 They made up the double bed in William and Kate 's room , which was the best room in the house , overlooking the back garden and mercifully free from images of death , destruction and eternal torment , which presumably meant that William had been kept out of it , at least so far as the decor was concerned .
22 But it was impossible to forget entirely the rumours that William had been involved with some very undesirable people over the last few years .
23 But in April 1980 the lengthy trial proceedings ground to a halt because of allegations that attempts had been made to bribe the jury .
24 Daiwa suspected that something was amiss only at the beginning of this year , when it uncovered evidence that attempts had been made to forge security depositary receipts .
25 But in February 1681 many witnesses began to see more advantage in making themselves acceptable to the government than to the Whigs , and in stating that attempts had been made to suborn them to give evidence .
26 The TUC 's response to such criticisms has been characteristically heavy-handed : McIlroy was barred from teaching on TUC courses , and it is alleged that attempts have been made to stifle debate .
27 One sole practitioner argued that ‘ private clients must take the risk of a business default by a solicitor as they must with any other business ’ ; whilst another commented that capping would be justified ‘ now that solicitors have been turned into a trade with the main considerations being commercial ’ .
28 Tact and discretion he had used , and he dared say that Dierdriu had been told who had been at the back of it .
29 Over the fifteen years that Motability has been established , there have been powerful disagreements but not a whisper of hostility .
30 ‘ Oh dear , you and your girlfriends … well , perhaps Tory could come too ? ’ she looked enquiringly at Marie , who admitted that Victoria had been considered too young to ride by her parents .
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