Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] been [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the community charge , the funding for local authorities has been increased by 6.1 per cent . |
| 2 | One of the most important finds of late Roman gold and silver coins and objects has been located by a local man , retired gardener Eric Lawes , with a metal detector in a field in Suffolk . |
| 3 | Today ( i.e. from the end of the nineteenth century to today ) the competitive market base of nation states has been superseded by the concentration of capitalist markets and the internationalisation of large monopoly and oligopoly capitalists firms . |
| 4 | The measures , including the abolition of petroleum revenue tax , on new oil and gas projects has been welcomed by British Petroleum which said that the changes should encourage investment in large fields , such as its recent find west of Shetland . |
| 5 | Oxygen has been omitted because nearly all the oxygen in a planet resides in non-volatile oxides and silicates and it is extremely difficult to estimate how much of this oxygen has been liberated into more volatile forms and conversely how much oxygen originally in volatile forms has been lost by combination with various oxides and silicates . |
| 6 | The peg and string method of devising near biomorphic forms has been used by Naum Gabo and Armin Hofmann . |
| 7 | The algebraic structure of these transformations has been analysed by Geroch ( 1972 ) . |
| 8 | In the past the doubt felt by some about the existence of great sequences of high-level eroded plateau surfaces has been reinforced by problems of explaining the possible basic causes of the vast changes in base level required . |
| 9 | In periods of rapid expansion an increase in their own scale of operations has been paralleled by an expansion of output in smaller affiliated companies . |
| 10 | Whether light as well as heat is generated in these reactions has been questioned by some critics . |
| 11 | That oldest of disciplines has been neglected by 20th-century educationalists . |
| 12 | A new range of high quality , easy to use Roverpoint extension reels has been introduced by MEM 250v . |
| 13 | An interesting technique for improving the effectiveness of tape/slide programmes has been evaluated by Baldwin and Rudolph , 1982 , at the University of Toledo . |
| 14 | In some cases the efficacy of behavioural programmes has been potentiated by adding explicit cognitive procedures ( Mattick and Peters , 1988 ) . |
| 15 | A hoard of lethal firearms has been seized by police in a series of raids on homes . |
| 16 | Chomsky 's claim that the young child is exposed to degenerate samples of language which distort the relationship between surface forms and meanings has been challenged by a considerable amount of recent research . |
| 17 | Marlborough 's list of British artists has been strengthened by the recent addition of Christopher Lebrun , formerly contracted to Nigel Greenwood . |
| 18 | A call for papers and programme proposals has been issued by the School of Communication in Miami , USA for its ninth annual Intercultural and International Communication Conference , to be held 19–21 May 1992 . |
| 19 | A comprehensive energy efficiency labelling scheme for houses has been launched by MVM , a consultancy specialising in property and planning information . |
| 20 | A range of ceramic wall light switches has been introduced by Concorde Ceramics . |
| 21 | A campaign to protect the habitat of migratory birds has been launched by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) , as part of an international initiative by Birdlife International , which seeks official protection for 2,680 sites within Europe classified as crucial for the survival of many birds . |
| 22 | Although a standardized set of rules has been formulated by WUKO , karate associations in countries outside their jurisdiction do not have to abide by them . |
| 23 | A careful assessment of these views has been made by D.C. Heggie . |
| 24 | ‘ All the money that has been used against the Copts has been supplied by you . |
| 25 | The UK government 's strategy for reducing carbon emissions has been attacked by environmentalists , who argue that it places too much reliance on voluntary action by industry and the presumed effect of market forces , and that it pays scant attention to the need for research into energy efficiency . |
| 26 | Second , the hierarchy of residential roads has been deepened by the addition of a series of new classifications at the low-volume end as Figure 7.2 shows . |
| 27 | Launch of the new products has been underpinned by the company 's most ambitious marketing strategy to date . |
| 28 | A Colorado State bill which would allow fruit and vegetable growers to claim compensation from anyone who falsely maligned their products has been vetoed by the state 's Governor , Roy Romer , on the grounds that it constituted a threat to free speech . |
| 29 | A second generation of rapid development software products has been launched by UK , York-based Seachange Ltd . |
| 30 | Euro guide : A guide to the latest European legislation on building products has been produced by the construction law unit of Newcastle solicitors Dickinson Dees . |