Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] has be [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general pattern of change has been one of upward mobility . |
| 2 | For many , the whole idea of using Marxist concepts of analysis is out of the question for a Christian and the spectre of communism has been one of the most divisive aspects . |
| 3 | Britain 's growth rate has been one of the lowest of any major Western economy since 1961 , that Britain 's share of investment has been one of the two lowest , that Britain 's share of world trade has been falling while others have had rising shares and that Britain 's rate of inflation has been one of the fastest in the Western world . |
| 4 | The eclipse of electricity as a means of propulsion has been one of the more curious facets of the evolution of transport . |
| 5 | At the same time Brotherton ( 1983 ) using documentary evidence has demonstrated that the rate of afforestation has been three times greater outside the National Parks . |
| 6 | Britain 's growth rate has been one of the lowest of any major Western economy since 1961 , that Britain 's share of investment has been one of the two lowest , that Britain 's share of world trade has been falling while others have had rising shares and that Britain 's rate of inflation has been one of the fastest in the Western world . |
| 7 | At the same time , his account of society has been one of the most bitterly contested of all social theories , for it is not only a sociological theory , but also a philosophy of man and a programme for revolutionary change in society . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The inter-church document tackling the issue of sectarianism has been five years in the making . |
| 10 | The authors go on to offer examples of students whose transition from college has been one of experiencing limited choice and often unsuitable placements . |
| 11 | Stone is not alone in noting the ‘ discrepancy ’ ( p. 420 ) between this and the apparent economic drawbacks of divorce for women ( the increase in divorce has been one of the major factors contributing to the ‘ feminization of poverty ’ ) . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The new approach to assessment has been one of the most important changes in vocational education and training over the last ten years . |
| 14 | Acquiring a dominant position by merger has been one of the major routes to achieving dominance in recent experience in the UK and US . |