Example sentences of "has [been] [noun] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Analysts such as Anderson ( 1984 ) , Frisby ( 1985 ) and Callinicos ( 1985 ) have thus aggressively disputed Lyotard 's famous pronouncement that the contemporary scepticism before ‘ metanarratives ’ has been midwife to the birth of the postmodern condition . |
| 2 | In the personal social services field there has been reference to the need to encourage self-help and voluntary action to keep down the cost of providing professional social care . |
| 3 | Er , he may be concerned but my Lord erm , there has been reference to the er the professional negligence and and my Lord there is a bit I have in court , I 'm afraid the second edition because the third edition which is the latest , was not available to me this morning , but there 's a paragraph in it and I want to refer your Lordship to it , I wonder if I might read it and er hand it up to your Lordship . |
| 4 | Baldersdale , one of the tributary valleys of Teesdale , has been home to the various branches of the Hauxwell family for several ( maybe countless ) generations . |
| 5 | Carter are touring America in a huge tour bus , which has been home to the ten-strong crew and band for a month-and-a-half . |
| 6 | The Manor ground has been home to the club for the last 67 years . |
| 7 | A spooky tale about a woman who returns to the stately which has been home to the Stafford Dynasty for hundreds of years . |
| 8 | Aged 38 , Lina has been secretary to the general manager for three years . |
| 9 | There has been restoration to the woodwork here . |
| 10 | However , the Bank of England has been party to the arrangements for placing gold and dollar reserves with the EMCF on a three-month temporary basis in exchange for ECUs . |
| 11 | In a number of cases there has been recourse to the courts by parents anxious to secure appropriate provision for their child in the face of local authority opposition . |