Example sentences of "[noun] has been [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Controlling current spending by local authorities has been central government 's major headache ever since it decided in 1961 that local government expenditure was part of public expenditure and therefore should be controlled by the Treasury . |
| 2 | Both worry about the fishing villages whose livelihood has been commercial whaling . |
| 3 | Another change has been extensive draining of moorland ( Stewart and Lance , 1983 ) and this allied to increased sheep numbers and other factors ( Anderson and Yalden , 1981 ) has led not only to a decrease in moorland vegetation but to a reduction in wildlife , notably grouse . |
| 4 | The competitive procurement policy of the Ministry of Defence has been good news not only for the Ministry and the taxpayer but for the yards . |
| 5 | A second legacy of Tiananmen has been increasing tension over the course of Hong Kong 's political development , with just six months remaining before China 's parliament is due to enact the mini-constitution , or Basic Law , setting out the pattern of post-1997 government . |
| 6 | For years the result has been frequent power blackouts for Orcadians as the birds ' elaborate home-making habits — incorporating everything from barbed wire and steel mesh to tin cans and nails — caused the electricity supply to short-circuit . |
| 7 | Europe 's regional economic development programme has been designated objective to status to Plymouth . |
| 8 | For over 25 years the department has been pioneering AI teaching . |
| 9 | Since the acquisition of Mercia Weavers by the Stoddard Group in 1988 , Ronnie has been Chief Designer of the Runcorn Studio which specializes in Contract carpeting . |
| 10 | Yet for months the world 's promotions industry has been busy marking — and marketing — the event . |
| 11 | In both examples , a conscious attempt has been made-to segment the market . |
| 12 | Another ambition has been financial reward , and it is a lucky man who escapes a conversation with Jackie without being reminded of his various positions , his bankers , his lawyers , his accountants and his courtiers . |
| 13 | ‘ The college has been great offering to find a school for the children , and after school I will be encouraging them to join in the dance and fitness classes for children at the college . ’ |
| 14 | The biggest event in recent months has been full sectorisation and the change of name from Provincial to Regional Railways . |
| 15 | The advent of the Reagan administration , and its alliance with the powerful pro-Israeli lobby has been bad news for the UN agencies . |
| 16 | For example , Hans Dietrich Genscher has been Foreign Minister for the last 18 years . |
| 17 | So far their reaction to the take-over has been loudly-voiced support , and angrily expressed sentiments of violence , but no violence itself . |
| 18 | Most influential absentee has been top scorer Brett Angell . |
| 19 | Most influential absentee has been top scorer Brett Angell . |
| 20 | The dominant linguistic school over the last thirty years has been generative linguistics which has its foundation in Chomsky 's revolutionary Syntactic Structures ( Chomsky , 1957 ) . |
| 21 | What she has known most intimately these last years has been intense pain . |
| 22 | Within the public sector one of the implications of attempts by government to reduce the size and change the structure of public sector organisations has been declining morale — or so commentators would have us believe . |
| 23 | Since 1990 Dr Hazel has been Managing Director of Oscar Faber TPA , Edinburgh Office . |
| 24 | Fred has been encouraging pilferage over a long period . |
| 25 | In many cases the consequence has been large scale redundancy , and a reduction in size , or contraction , of the organisation . |
| 26 | The consequence has been fierce rivalry between the two in all areas . |
| 27 | For more than 40 years , Don Williams has been growing Christmas trees at Leigh Sinton farms near Malvern . |
| 28 | For the last two years his title has been Senior Commandant , Family , Housing and Welfare Service for Catterick Garrison . |
| 29 | Noone has come out to say it ( excepting twats like Emlyn Hughes ) , but even all the Wilko for England stuff has been negative saying he s the same a taylor , ie long ball . |
| 30 | Apple has been successful selling to schools in other countries , but has so far failed to make an impact in Japan ( apart from selling to private schools ) . |