Example sentences of "[verb] [been] [adj] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rowlands has been critical of Welsh officials who went to the SA Rugby Board celebrations . |
| 2 | And the reaction has been one of slight stuttering , saying ‘ Er , erm , … well … |
| 3 | By contrast , in Britain the pattern has been one of small disruptive strikes — often over job demarcation or manning levels — which have had serious long-term effects on output quality , delivery dates and labour costs , leading to a corrosive loss of markets both at home and abroad [ Phelps Brown , 1977 ] . |
| 4 | That schools differ widely in outlook , expertise and resources , and that such differences help to influence the degree to which individual pupils may find it difficult to progress has been one of seminal emphases of the Warnock Report ( DES 1978 ) . |
| 5 | And he enjoyed picnics ; in the Guide he recounts how one day during a drive up Little Langdale and home by Dungeon Ghyll , ‘ the cloth was laid on the green grass , for that was the table : the cold collation was next produced from the carts , and the writer , though he has been one of many , has seldom witnessed more cheerful gipsyings . |
| 6 | Since the period in question has been one of economic growth , and since it is argued that the demand for temporary workers grows faster than the demand for labour as a whole in periods of rising economic activity , our findings are particularly noteworthy . |
| 7 | President Howard Smith maintains the problem has been one of long sales cycles by large accounts considering bulk purchases of up to two or three thousand units rather than the impulse buying originally anticipated by Clarity 's business plan . |
| 8 | The general pattern of change has been one of upward mobility . |
| 9 | The picture since 1982 has been one of net zero change although there has been at least one new arrival , Boots PLC . |
| 10 | However , as Shaw has argued , although the main characteristic of competition has been one of parallel pricing , there have been occasional price wars , particularly following the entry of new firms . |
| 11 | The Republic of El Salvador was ruled by Spain until 1821 and gained separate independence in 1839 , since which time the country 's history has been one of frequent coups and political violence . |
| 12 | Professor Barrie Wilson , Vice-Principal of Edinburgh University , who has been one of those most closely involved with implementing recent management changes , says staff are still mainly concerned with teaching well and doing lots of research . |
| 13 | ‘ Fundamentalism ’ , Islamic and otherwise , has been one of these . |
| 14 | While before 1962 most immigration into Britain consisted of men , temporarily migrant and unaccompanied by families , the post-1962 period has been one of permanent settlement with workers and their families ( Braham , 1985 , p. 112 ) . |
| 15 | The history of AEA Technology has been one of continual evolution and development . |
| 16 | However , their history , from the first appointments in 1839 , has been one of constant change and adaptation . |
| 17 | Thus the retailing scene has been one of dynamic change which has affected ways in which salespeople now operate . |
| 18 | The period has been one of unprecedented intellectual progress … |
| 19 | ’ The last year has been one of steady progress . |
| 20 | When I have , on occasion , remarked upon this to other company wives , their reaction has been one of near disbelief , followed by looks of passionate envy . |
| 21 | In order to make sense of a self that has ‘ survived ’ both discourses of colonialism it would seem that Bhimji 's strategy has been one of intense resourcefulness , gathering in herself and her experiences . |
| 22 | ‘ ( 1 ) The ex turpi causa defence ultimately rests on a principle of public policy that the courts will not assist a plaintiff who has been guilty of illegal ( or immoral ) conduct of which the courts should take notice . |
| 23 | But the discharge may be refused or postponed if he has been guilty of certain offences or misconduct in connection with the bankruptcy , or if his assets are insufficient for the payment of 50p in the £ , unless this is shown not to be due to the debtor 's fault . |
| 24 | has been guilty of fraudulent trading contrary to s. 458 of the Companies Act 1985 ; |
| 25 | Of course if her doctor has been guilty of serious neglect , you and your parent may decide that you should lodge a complaint with the local Community Health Council , whose job is to represent to the Area Health Authority the interests of the public in the district in which it operates . |
| 26 | 12–7– They dealt with " Mary Trotter who before joining the Free Church has been guilty of antenuptial fornication and that while a communicant . " |
| 27 | has been guilty of any fraud in relation to the company while an officer , etc. , of the company . |
| 28 | It will , however , consider whether the Panel has observed the basic rules of natural justice and has observed its own procedural rules and whether it has been guilty of any irrationality or has misdirected itself in law ( see Datafin ) . |
| 29 | Tumin claims that the American Medical Association has been guilty of this practice . |
| 30 | Damaris discovers that she has been guilty of intellectual sin in failing to believe , to realize imaginatively , the nature of the material she is studying . |