Example sentences of "of [noun] has [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The close of play has been extended from 7.30pm to 8pm to accommodate delayed or interrupted matches and over-rate fines have also been increased . |
| 2 | Since 1982 , the burden of CGT has been eased by the welcome introduction of index-linking . |
| 3 | Since that date there has been no demonstrable genetic progress in the British Friesian , maintains Prof King , whereas a lot of progress has been made in Norway . |
| 4 | It is only our more ambivalent age , engaged in the very last mopping-up of the great wet waste which challenged our ancestors , which has begun to question whether the price of progress has been too high . |
| 5 | OVER the last year a considerable amount of progress has been carried out on the Ex-GWR 0-6-2T 5637 locomotive . |
| 6 | G. accepts his suggestion and leaves , observing that he will be back fairly soon to see what sort of progress has been made . |
| 7 | A great deal of progress has been made on equal rights . |
| 8 | But while a sophisticated series of discourses has been developed to analyse the problems and conflicts in women 's experience , and especially the pain and anguish of women 's social , domestic , emotional , and sexual lives , the reasons why most women continue to define ourselves , and to practise as heterosexual have remained unexplored . |
| 9 | I am not aware of the point that the hon. Gentleman raises but , as he knows , a tremendous amount of support has been made available through the Home Office and other sources to assist members of the ethnic minorities in this country . |
| 10 | However , as with education , the impact of change has been limited by a lack of a corresponding expansion of the job market . |
| 11 | In recent years , that pace of change has been particularly rapid . |
| 12 | A great deal of change has been seen in the power drill market over recent years : cordless models have become more popular , and there has also been a gradual move towards variable-speed percussion models , even by the occasional home improver . |
| 13 | Regrettably but perhaps inevitably , the ambivalence of feeling and thought which is bound to exist at any time of change has been seized upon by those who can profit from it . |
| 14 | So far , the discussion of this turning-point and the debate over the direction of change has been conducted mainly in terms of what kind of manufacturing sector is likely to emerge out of the economic downturn . |
| 15 | The general pattern of change has been one of upward mobility . |
| 16 | A wind of change has been blowing around Windsor Park |
| 17 | A wind of change has been blowing around Windsor Park over the past 12 months and Campbell is now regarded as just another new player who will breeze in . |
| 18 | In particular I think it should be recognised that the role of the unions , NALGO and G M D in helping that process of change has been quite fundamental and for that reason , because we appreciate and value the essential way in which the unions have contributed to the process of changing the organisation I consider that the they much trailed proposals from the opposition groups to cut , or in the other case , to reduce the NALGO office are quite misguided . |
| 19 | A committee of experts has been set up by the Russian Ministry of Culture to look into the problem of such articles within its borders . |
| 20 | At the suggestion of the European Community , which had been asked to mediate by the Czechoslovak and Hungarian governments , a panel of experts has been set up to assess the situation . |
| 21 | A large exchange of acreage has been agreed with BP which gives LASMO acreage containing gas discoveries adjacent to the Caister and Markham fields . |
| 22 | The former chairman of ICI has been offering advice to everyone from fruit sellers to factory owners . |
| 23 | A broad spectrum of projects has been supported , including repair yards for fishing boats , bulb growing , hotels , craft industries and an aluminium smelter . |
| 24 | A great deal of expertise has been built up over the years in the shipment of petrochemical cargoes all over the world , often in custom-built vessels . |
| 25 | Progress on other sections of route has been as follows : |
| 26 | Progress on other sections of route has been as follows : |
| 27 | This absence of feudal social and political structure prior to the onset of industrialisation has been held to help account for US ‘ exceptionalism ’ , in the form of a weakened socialist consciousness and the lack of strong political Party-union ties , although there are undoubtedly other important factors as well , including the scarcity of manpower and ample employment opportunities for skilled workers , which militated against challenge along political and ideological lines ; a complex ethnic ( immigrant ) labour force composition and racial cleavage , which impeded collective action on a class basis ; and a political and constitutional structure that discouraged the setting up of third parties ( Lipset , 1977 ) . |
| 28 | As a result , not all the imagery of antisemitism has been discarded ; the image of ‘ powerful ’ Jews is retained , even at the instant when the conspiracy tradition appears to be criticized . |
| 29 | For many , the whole idea of using Marxist concepts of analysis is out of the question for a Christian and the spectre of communism has been one of the most divisive aspects . |
| 30 | ‘ but invariably , even when we have needed to correct or update details in our reports , the sad fact remains that the overall portrait of horror has been shown to be true and if anything , understated . ’ |