Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since 1987 , the litany of successful treaties and agreements between east and west has been impressive . |
| 2 | The relationship between linguistics and literature has been one of the most widely discussed issues in modern literary theory . |
| 3 | In the United States the economic impact of the size of the post-war military establishment and budget has been tremendous . |
| 4 | Because mature teeth are far less complex , biologically , than most tissues , restoration of their shape and function has been straightforward and David Watts discusses the use of certain polymers and composites for this purpose . |
| 5 | On the contrary , it has been done simply because , as a language-orientated activity , the concern with linguistic form and function has been uppermost . |
| 6 | Their dedication and support have been invaluable in both accounting for the Association 's funds and managing them effectively . |
| 7 | The goodwill and support has been overwhelming , and we thank everyone who has written or faxed and especially those who have donated money or who are involved in fundraising activities . |
| 8 | Its failure to provide the counselling and support needed was unfair to her and her parents . |
| 9 | It will be cultivating new ground ; the scale and complexity envisaged is daunting . |
| 10 | However , the task of setting EC wide standards remains daunting and progress has been slow . |
| 11 | The history of Glasgow Rangers Football Club , for example , makes it clear that riots , violence and vandalism have been well-established since at least the 1870s . |
| 12 | The partial recovery of the economy after 1983 was to show that some of it was misplaced , and that fears about national ungovernability and inability to adapt were ill-founded . |
| 13 | It is ‘ well written ’ ( Edward Peace , The Sunday Times , 13 July 1988 ) with a ‘ certain stylish force ’ ( The Daily Telegraph , 4 July 1988 ) , the ‘ verisimilitude achieved by … script and direction has been dazzling ’ ( Paul Paterson , The Daily Mirror , 4 July 1988 ) and all are agreed that it is a ‘ first class production ’ ( Edward Pearce , The Sunday Times , 13 July 1988 ) . |
| 14 | Charles II helped with the Town 's restoration , and since then the process of rebuilding and regeneration has been continuous . |
| 15 | His home and car had been fire- bombed and Mr Reynolds had been attacked in the past . |
| 16 | In recent years the Employment Department and the Department of Trade and Industry have been responsible for appropriate interventions but they have been more of a fire fighting nature than a sustained development of policy and role — which in any case , has not been the way government departments have tended to behave since they are organised to implement government policy in the immediate rather than long term . |
| 17 | The ‘ aristocratic ’ character of landowning has been a central basis for social status and political power in Britain for centuries , and the divisions of interest between land and industry have been fundamental to the political development of the upper class . |
| 18 | I have known Rob and Sarah for ten years and their constant support , encouragement and friendship have been invaluable . |
| 19 | The shares started the week at 570p and turnover has been considerable . |
| 20 | Churchill , Eden , Macmillan , and Home had been political grandees ; all emerged through the ‘ magic circle , and not as a result of election by MPs . |
| 21 | The British and Dutch had been worrying about Mons , but now Sharpe took a scrap of charcoal and scrawled a thick ring round the crossroads . |
| 22 | Their maturity and intelligence have been two vital possessions for survival in a business that is often evanescent . |
| 23 | There is no question here of portraying our heroine as a normal woman whose energy and intelligence have been frustrated . |
| 24 | X for Sparc and iAPX-86 has been one of the company 's most important achievements to date . |
| 25 | Large-scale unionism has declined and management has been able to organize the labour process directly without concern for unions ' power . |
| 26 | ‘ With the kind of cut-backs we have been doing , we have been incurring substantial reorganisation costs and profitability has been difficult to achieve , ’ Mr Mair said . |
| 27 | Since the 1940s military expenditure has been much higher , unemployment has been low and economic growth and profitability has been high . |
| 28 | In comparison to the way in which fraud , obfuscation and inanity have been able to hold out in other fields — from politics and religion to scholarship and law — it is an impressive record . |
| 29 | Positioning , motorway and winter driving are some of the subjects covered but the night I attended the subject was speed . |
| 30 | whether your job performance and attitude have been satisfactory over the years ; |