Example sentences of "[det] [det] [noun pl] [vb -s] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sub-theme of many such articles has been the supposed toughness of the British government 's proposals or policies compared with alleged sloppiness or ineffectiveness elsewhere in Europe . |
| 2 | This is , of course , a very difficult area and the Group did not produce a credible response to the problem , because there is n't one , once the crucial decision to publish results at all these ages has been taken . |
| 3 | And a key man involved in all these developments has been Australian Rugby Football Union president and chairman , Joe French , who has worked actively , but without recognition , behind the scenes for several years . |
| 4 | Nursing the secret all these years has been very , very hard for me . |
| 5 | Intel Corp president Andy Grove told the annual meeting that the company 's chip business remains strong and that it is ready to fight new competitors in the market place , Reuter reports : ‘ Our response to all these competitors has been to concentrate on getting better and faster products into the hands of our customers , ’ Grove said , adding that Intel was meeting demand for the 80486 but dealer and customer inventories were tight ; capital spending this year is now likely to hit $1,800m , up from the previously planned $1,600m ; executive vice-president Craig Barrett said the next generation P6 microprocessor will probably be unveiled in late 1995 or early 1996 ; Intel holders also approved a two for one share split to take effect in June . |
| 6 | The overall effect of all these measures has been a reduction of inequalities in the basic standards of housing enjoyed by the various socio-economic groups . |
| 7 | Indeed , the only non-interventionist element in all these proceedings has been the Scottish Secretary 's refusal to intervene to protect the rights of the people of these communities who must have the right , if it is their wish , to have a bridge built as an integral part in the overall development of an infrastructure serving the needs of the area . |
| 8 | Also , in one of its corner squares , mosaic C shows the remains of a floral device which is not , stylistically , comparable with those placed in a similar position in mosaic B. The differences between the motifs in the central squares of both these mosaics has been covered above ( section 2.2. pp.30-31 ) and , clearly , is not unimportant . |
| 9 | An important side-effect of both these objectives has been the significant increase in the numbers caught in the dependency culture of means-tested assistance . |