Example sentences of "and [conj] it has been " in BNC.

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1 The general effect of these four differences between health and education in relation to economic growth is that it has proved far more difficult and controversial to measure the impact of health on economic growth and where it has been attempted the effects have been estimated to be lower than those resulting from education .
2 It is the recognition of this principle and its implications which is particularly characteristic of Labov 's approach to data : ‘ for the section of speech being examined all occurrences of a given variant are noted , and where it has been possible to define the variables as a closed set of variants , all non-occurrences in the relevant environments ’ ( Labov 1982a : 30 ) .
3 Recall the requirements of this principle ( cf. 6.1 ) that ‘ all occurrences of a given variant are noted , and where it has been possible to define the variable as a closed set of variants , all non-occurrences of the variant in the relevant circumstances ’ ( Labov 1982a : 30 ) .
4 To forecast where the economy is heading , economists need information on where it is now , and where it has been in the recent past .
5 Informal methods are fine for small numbers of students ( say less than 20 ) , but for larger numbers some more formal mechanisms are necessary to record that students have submitted their work , and that it has been marked .
6 San Jose-based Maxoptix Corp , joint venture of Maxtor Corp and Kubota Corp , reports that the European Computer Manufacturers Association has formally endorsed the Maxoptix 1Gb zoned constant angular velocity magneto-optical disk format as ECMA Standard £183 and that it has been accepted by the International Standards Organisation for its Fast Track procedure as a Draft International Standard ; the spec is an extension of the 650Mb standard .
7 It is necessary to check not merely that the ad has appeared , but that it is in the right place , and that it has been properly reproduced — the quality of printing can vary markedly , and this may well be the fault of the publication : in this case , some redress is due .
8 Comet is written in Basic , and although it has been around for about 20 years , is still widely used .
9 Comet is written in Basic , and although it has been around for about 20 years , is still widely used .
10 However , though the only currently practicable approach to identifying rural deprivation was an area based one and although it has been possible to make some sense of census data for rural areas , they still concluded , in line with Knox and Cottam , that it would be far better if the analysis could be performed at the individual level .
11 Based largely on Michels 's study of trade union organizations , the model supposes that once any radical organization has grown to the size where it needs to delegate responsibility to professional organizers , and once it has been in existence long enough to produce a complex bureaucracy , then the original radical thrust is lost as the professionals redirect the organization to serve their own ends .
12 What must be remembered though is that whatever is asked and answered in a survey has to be inputted in some way and once it has been processed the output has to be read by someone .
13 The population of little more than 7,000 , indicated by the total of only 1,414 taxpayers in 1525 , seems on the low side , and since it has been estimated at 10,625 ( exclusive of aliens ) in 1569 , a figure closer to 10,000 would be more realistic for the 1520s .
14 C/EBPα mRNA levels are down-regulated in mice by IL-6 ( 43 ) and since it has been demonstrated that this protein interacts with the albumin promoter , a negative AP gene , ( 44 ) this could explain the IL-6 dependent down-regulation of the albumin protein levels .
15 The property is not to be sold until : ( i ) ( a ) the youngest child attains the age of eighteen years or ( b ) the youngest child shall cease full time education whichever is the later or ( ii ) the death of the Petitioner or ( iii ) the Petitioner shall remarry whichever shall first occur The above type of order is commonly known as a Mesher order ( after Mesher v Mesher and Hall [ 1980 ] 1 All ER 126 ) , and whilst it has been criticised ( see Mortimer v Mortimer [ 1986 ] 2 FLR 315 ) the court is still of the view that such an order might provide the best solution ( see Clutton v Clutton ( 1990 ) Times , 14 November ) .
16 The successful re-use of an existing iron structure depends on the quality of the original construction and whether it has been subjected to significant alterations .
17 It depends on the breed of animal , how well it has been dealt with before its death , and whether it has been hung properly .
18 Unfortunately , the division of the test into whether a duty exists and whether it has been broken , means that the court will have to consider similar factors for both .
19 It will , however , consider whether the Panel has observed the basic rules of natural justice and has observed its own procedural rules and whether it has been guilty of any irrationality or has misdirected itself in law ( see Datafin ) .
20 And when it has been well washed and made clean , ye shall dry it well , and anoint it with this myrrh and balsam , from these golden caskets , from head to foot , so that every part shall be anointed , till none be left .
21 ‘ I am appalled , ’ he told ACCOUNTANCY , ‘ that when a company is trading £0.5m in the red , when it has failed to file its accounts , and when it has been reported to a DTI Minister , there is still no failsafe mechanism to pick the matter up . ’
22 Unfortunately this legislation has proved to be totally ineffective both as it was drafted and as it has been put into practice .
23 Walthwaite is the best example left and though it has been built in , the woodwork is still there .
24 The procedure saves costs and time and though it has been criticised , no better procedure has been proposed .
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