Example sentences of "has be [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been increasing confusion over the terms " assessment " and " record-keeping " . |
| 2 | A second legacy of Tiananmen has been increasing tension over the course of Hong Kong 's political development , with just six months remaining before China 's parliament is due to enact the mini-constitution , or Basic Law , setting out the pattern of post-1997 government . |
| 3 | There has been much discussion over the last decade about an ‘ entitlement ’ curriculum . |
| 4 | There has been much confusion over their exact role for many years , but clearly there is room for a variety of provision : some rehabilitative , some permanent , some intense therapeutic communities , some experimental homes for disturbed adolescents . |
| 5 | Mr Yeltsin and the West have a shared interest in claiming the biggest figure for the aid package , so there has been little dissent over the headline-seizing ‘ $13 billion ’ . |
| 6 | Fred has been encouraging pilferage over a long period . |
| 7 | Coupled to this has been careful control over costs . |
| 8 | While there has been some disagreement over the incidence of EEG spindling in neonates , the consensus of reports indicates that the development of spindles in the EEG of normal sleeping infants occurs between the end of the second month and end of the fourth , and the appearance of persistent spindling earlier or later than this time window tends to be associated with other clinical abnormalities . |
| 9 | There has been some debate over the necessity of maintaining a central bank , when it is possible to have a free banking regime in which banks would be free to print their own notes to satisfy the demand for cash . |
| 10 | There has been fierce debate over whether or not gas prices should be totally decontrolled and the price allowed to find its own level . |
| 11 | There has been considerable concern over the sooty specks ( particulates ) from diesel exhausts as a possible cause of cancer . |
| 12 | But in accounting , at least , Mr Aimetti thinks that there has been considerable progress over the past 10 years : ‘ With some adjustments , we are all following the Americans . ’ |
| 13 | Is he also aware that there has been considerable disquiet over the proposed amalgamation of the St. |
| 14 | However , there has been considerable controversy over the meaning of the link between events and depression — whether in fact the existence of a psychosocial stressor makes a depressive response so understandable that it should not be considered a disease . |
| 15 | During the last few years there has been growing concern over the effects of sharp regional variations in house prices on the mobility of labour . |