Example sentences of "[noun pl] have been [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unreliability of reported mergers has been argued for most strongly by Labov and his colleagues ( Labov , Yaeger and Steiner , 1972 ; Labov , 1975 etc. ) , and for inner-city Belfast it can be argued that meat is not really merged with mate , despite the fact that people believe that it is a merger . |
| 2 | Teesside Operations has been praised for entering the ‘ lion 's den ’ in its campaign to improve communications with the local community . |
| 3 | THE action of alkali metals and their oxides as promoters for many catalytic reactions has been known for nearly a century . |
| 4 | Japan , for instance , has political support for such assistance , but the report points out that the body implementing bilateral aid programmes has been criticised for tying aid too closely to Japanese commercial interests , such as its high-technology products . |
| 5 | Despite an agreement between Peabody and the Navajo Tribal Council , pollution from the mines has been blamed for contaminating local water supplies , and forcing Indians to leave their homes . |
| 6 | British Nuclear Fuels has been criticised for trying to conclude a deal with South Korea , a country which President Bush has named as increasing the proliferation risk . |
| 7 | FOR some time now , the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association 's executive has been seeking input for the updating of its Development Plan , and to serve this purpose , an all-day session of discussion groups has been arranged for Sunday , 21 March , at Strathclyde Park . |
| 8 | Based on a model which has been used profitably by the Ulster branch of the Irish Amateur Rowing Union , an all-day session of discussion groups has been arranged for Sunday , 21 March , at Strathclyde Park . |
| 9 | The homogeneity of the three groups has been reported for a wide variety of preoperative variables including age , sex , type of fluid , allergy , seasonal variation , radiographic determination of the size of the adenoids and postnasal space , and duration of preoperative loss of hearing . |
| 10 | A wide variety of methods has been developed for the preparation of such samples , which are described as matrix-isolated . |
| 11 | A similar effect of DNJ on integrin mediated cell adhesion to collagens has been described for several myoblast cell lines . |
| 12 | His report called Transforming the Dinosaurs has been produced for an independent think tank group called DEMOS . |
| 13 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 14 | He wrote to Hanns about the time when wigs had been needed for Dulcie 's ballet Fête galante , and one of the part-time dancers in the Ballet Club , a hairdresser by trade , offered to make them , from papier-mâché . |
| 15 | If these ten poorest readers had been selected for remedial teaching during the six-month period a ( probably ) spurious improvement in spelling would be inferred . |
| 16 | Malan ignored calls in Parliament for his resignation from both the Democratic Party ( DP ) and the CP — the latter on the grounds that right-wing organizations had been blamed for what had in reality been the activities of the CCB . |
| 17 | Problems there certainly were : the disentangling of assets with multiple uses ( for example , some offices had been used for gas billing as well as for electricity ) inevitably caused some headaches . |
| 18 | The eyes had been bred for the glare , the body for the heat . |
| 19 | Rotation was continued until the gall bladder was clear on fluoroscopy and no impacts had been felt for five minutes . |
| 20 | In April 22 traders were charged with illegal trading , and the Justice Department announced on Aug. 2 that a total of 46 traders had been indicted for futures fraud . |
| 21 | The Red Cross said that as of yesterday morning 285 survivors had been accounted for , but other sources put the number of survivors at only about 150. — Reuter |
| 22 | A senior Customs and Excise source said yesterday that all the relevant ministries had been approached for evidence during that time , yet not one warned them off . |
| 23 | Initially , she had been ostracised in some quarters , and on several occasions when she had arranged a soiree , rival parties had been arranged for the same night . |
| 24 | It is possible that this unexpected increase may not have occurred if a greater number of subjects had been used for the shadowing tasks . |
| 25 | Consecutive sentences of three months had been passed for two offences of driving while disqualified , with a further six months consecutive for an excess alcohol offence . |
| 26 | Since the beginning of the war demands had been made for the internment of naturalized aliens , and a spy mania developed . |
| 27 | These guidelines have been prepared for the information and guidance of staff in centres preparing and offering the National Certificate in Travel , and should be read in conjunction with the module descriptors . |
| 28 | Guidelines have been established for Head Teachers to incorporate road safety education in the school curriculum . |
| 29 | The remedies have been grouped for easier comparison and so do not appear alphabetically . |
| 30 | A surrender value may not be available if premiums have been paid for less than two years . |