Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both worry about the fishing villages whose livelihood has been commercial whaling . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Europe 's regional economic development programme has been designated objective to status to Plymouth . |
| 6 | For over 25 years the department has been pioneering AI teaching . |
| 7 | Yet for months the world 's promotions industry has been busy marking — and marketing — the event . |
| 8 | In both examples , a conscious attempt has been made-to segment the market . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 11 | The distinction between ends and means is a useful tactic to disarm critics but not very persuasive in practice since what the DGA does is governmental policy . |
| 12 | The advent of the Reagan administration , and its alliance with the powerful pro-Israeli lobby has been bad news for the UN agencies . |
| 13 | So far their reaction to the take-over has been loudly-voiced support , and angrily expressed sentiments of violence , but no violence itself . |
| 14 | They will not get it into their heads that what the military wants is military information , not the phone number of some general 's girlfriend . |
| 15 | Most influential absentee has been top scorer Brett Angell . |
| 16 | Most influential absentee has been top scorer Brett Angell . |
| 17 | In many cases the consequence has been large scale redundancy , and a reduction in size , or contraction , of the organisation . |
| 18 | The consequence has been fierce rivalry between the two in all areas . |
| 19 | For the last two years his title has been Senior Commandant , Family , Housing and Welfare Service for Catterick Garrison . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | They managed to convince the authorities that the dolphin kills were bad publicity , and that the release of some dolphins would be seen as partial atonement for the brutal killings which had already taken place . |
| 22 | The facts on which you must build your argument are scattered throughout the statement of the problem in what the examiner thinks is flowing English , but which is sometimes anything but clear . |
| 23 | 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 ) . |
| 24 | That prospect has been worrying bond investors . |
| 25 | Cramming in the goodies but keeping the price below the £19,250 tax barrier has been occupying car makers , Saab among them . |
| 26 | What is missed is that alongside an increase in centralized control has been persistent dissent ; domination — social , economic and ideological — has been maintained only through struggle . |
| 27 | Over the past two decades the management of myocardial infarction has been revolutionised in two ways : the first was the development of DC defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation with the possibility of correcting this condition outside hospital , where the highest incidence exists , and the second major advance has been thrombolytic therapy . |
| 28 | A central element in RX 's change strategy has been competitive benchmarking , a process in which its liaison with Fuji-Xerox has given it a vital window on Japanese best practice in manufacturing and marketing . |
| 29 | In the studies with gastrin and its analogues an often uncontrolled variable has been gastric acid secretion , although the presence of gastric acid is not essential for a colonic response as it is not abolished by total gastrectomy . |
| 30 | The first tentacle pore lacks are accompanying spine , the second to fourth have only one spine subsequent pores have two . |