Example sentences of "[noun pl] there [verb] [be] considerable " in BNC.

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1 In the last three decades there has been considerable success for auctioneering , both in terms of money and also in prestige .
2 In recent years there had been considerable debate about the nature of the railways ' contribution to economic growth .
3 In the debates over the last twenty years there has been considerable interplay of theological and sociological reasoning , with social scientists also contributing to papers and discussions .
4 In recent years there has been considerable discussion of the role of the Sovereign in the eventuality of a hung Parliament , such as that of 1929–31 , and the general conclusion has been that her role is essentially a passive one .
5 During the last ten years there has been considerable progress towards ensuring that thematic work is incremental , that undue repetition is avoided and that the skills , attitudes , concepts and knowledge of the integrated subjects are taught sequentially .
6 In recent years there has been considerable interest in assessing the general feasibility of predicting future violence and dangerousness in individuals and families ( see Parton and Parton , 1989 ; Parton and Small , 1989 ) .
7 In recent years there has been considerable discussion of the extent to which university research addresses industrial needs .
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