Example sentences of "have shown a " in BNC.
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| 1 | American consumers have shown a disconcerting willingness to substitute sparkling wine for champagne , off-the-rack imitations for pricey designer clothes . |
| 2 | The courts have shown a similar bias , though usually for a different reason . |
| 3 | They have shown a stubborn reluctance to take that course so far , which leads to the belief that they have already promised the job elsewhere . |
| 4 | ‘ Since he went there the figures have shown a quarter-by-quarter improvement . |
| 5 | Acupuncture : ‘ Claims … are not based on the results of well performed clinical trials although some studies have shown a small but temporary improvement in wheeziness . ’ |
| 6 | He called for a ‘ radical ’ agenda that would reach out to the groups of voters , especially in the South of England , which have shown a marked reluctance to support Labour at four elections . |
| 7 | ‘ For the past several decades the majority of modern federations have shown a trend towards centralisation in connection with economic development and social problems ’ . |
| 8 | In the face of repressive regimes , the peasantry have shown a capacity and willingness to organise and mobilise . |
| 9 | Key teachers who can , with training , perform a multiplier role on return to their institutions , which already have shown a commitment to introducing CALL . |
| 10 | ‘ Recent months have shown a slowing down in new house starts throughout the country although refurbishment remains relatively stable , ’ says Chris Williams , Marketing Manager for Steetley Roofing Products . |
| 11 | Social studies on the religiousness of adults have shown a very clear correlation between what they now believe and the spiritual environment of the home in which they were brought up . |
| 12 | In Table 2 I have shown a typical capital budget over four years . |
| 13 | In the last twenty-five years , four dragonfly species have become extinct in England , while many others have shown a marked decline . |
| 14 | The Wedding Present have shown a refreshing disrespect for convention and largely won admiration for it . |
| 15 | Up to now , the republics and provinces ( or at least the more prosperous ones ) have shown a strong resistance to allowing the federal government to enter the field of income tax . |
| 16 | In the main , candidates rejected by GLCABS have shown a lack of understanding of the ethos of the CAB or negative attitudes , which they appear unwilling to change , towards certain client groups . |
| 17 | Many studies have shown a relationship between serum cholesterol levels and ischaemic heart disease ( Keys , 1970 ; Kannel et al , 1971 ; Wilhelmsen et al , 1973 ; Rosenman et al , 1976 ; Kannel et al , 1979 ) , and this relationship holds even within the normal range of serum cholesterol concentration . |
| 18 | Executives , academics and consultants , particularly in the USA , have shown a growing concern about the environments facing business organisations . |
| 19 | The bulk of the Goldeneye wintering in Sussex do so in Chichester Harbour , where recent counts have shown a fairly consistent winter peak of about 100 birds ; on 16 January 1971 225 were counted , and on 1 January 1974 , 234 , the largest concentrations so far recorded . |
| 20 | The numbers recorded each year have shown a large increase , from an average of about nine to 12 per year between 1947 and 1967 to one of about 45 per year between 1968 and 1976 . |
| 21 | For example , it steadfastly refuses to ban lead in petrol even though there is now no scientist of repute willing to say that leaded petrol is , on balance , blameless and even though opinion polls have shown a massive public consensus against lead in petrol . |
| 22 | The diet of a gorilla consists of nearly 90 per cent foliage , while chimpanzees eat mainly fruit ( Box 2 ) Dr John Eisenberg and Dr Don Wilson , working at the National Zoo at Washington DC have shown a similar relationship between diet and relative brain size in bats : fruit eaters such as flying foxes and fruit bats ) have larger brains relative to their body size than their insectivorous relatives ( such as horseshoe bats ) . |
| 23 | In figs 7–9 I have shown a rock/blues rhythm pattern which uses diads derived from the chords of A7 , D7 and E7 , and played off open string pedal tones . |
| 24 | In fig 4 I have shown a few illustrative voicing examples : |
| 25 | First , opinion polls since the mid-1970s have shown a consistently stable majority for proportional representation ( see ‘ Waiting for reform ’ by Stuart Weir in the April Political Quarterly ) . |
| 26 | Certainly studies have shown a remarkable correlation between ingestion of fluoride and a drop in tooth decay among children — up to 60% . |
| 27 | Surveys just before this Truth in Lending Act , just after , and again in 1977 , have shown a steady growth in the proportion of American consumers whose estimates of the APRs being charged on the credit they use are at least reasonably close to actual market rates . |
| 28 | Although average sales per outlet have shown a slight decrease in each of the last five years , some of our licensees have done much better than others . |
| 29 | Rangers have shown a delightful disdain for reputation this season . |
| 30 | When you have shown a sketch that has cables , leaving them out is a bit like leaving out the sleeves . |