Example sentences of "we have seen [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the West Midlands for four or five surveys we 've seen strong total orders broadly based between se sectors , strong output trends so the West Midlands being our leading er region is consistent with what we 've seen from other surveys . |
| 2 | We 've seen major investments in tubes and rigid packaging pay off . |
| 3 | We 've seen new and harsher disciplinary procedures introduced , safety measures ignored and regrettably increases in the number of cases of racial and sexual harassment . |
| 4 | Since nineteen seventy four and the implemation implementation of the Health and Safety At Work Act , we 've seen new legislation in the form of safety reps , safety committees , COSHH regulations , and of January this year , the introduction of six European directives on health and safety . |
| 5 | We 've seen British courage a-plenty this year . |
| 6 | However , we had seen lively debates on aspects of a part of consumer credit with which many are not too familiar , debates which had illustrated well that there was more to the ‘ credit bargain ’ than the headline APR figure , and which had dispelled some long-held prejudices . |
| 7 | The bourgeoisie of the third quarter of the nineteenth century was overwhelmingly ‘ liberal ’ , not necessarily in a party sense ( though as we have seen Liberal parties were prevalent ) , as in an ideological sense . |
| 8 | In local government in particular we have seen substantial moves towards more decentralised forms of service provision in terms of area offices , or neighbourhood forums . |
| 9 | As we have seen serial monogamy could put the claims of unquestionably legitimate princes at risk . |
| 10 | In those circumstances , we have seen party-political interference as represented by the idiosyncratic views of the Secretary of State . |
| 11 | Since the government 's Autumn Statement we have seen increased health service charges , transport increases etcetera and now we hear in the recent Budget the result of Black Wednesday in September nineteen ninety two of which billions of pounds were thrown down the drain that workers will be expected to bear the burden once again . |
| 12 | In recent years we have seen great efforts being made at all levels to ensure that children learn effectively . |
| 13 | We have seen various ways in which programs can behave unpredictably : the normal form needs enough structure to characterise all of these . |
| 14 | We have seen serious psychological problems develop from this sequence . |
| 15 | Well , we have seen electrical cars in the form of milk floats for many years , and of course they 're particularly suited to intermittent use , stopping and starting every few yards . |
| 16 | We have seen other examples in the local flavour of words like whimsey , and phrases like " being turned up " . |
| 17 | Indeed as we have seen economic equality in society could only be achieved under two kinds of circumstances — one through the use of coercion in which case it is incompatible with freedom and the other in a situation in which people do not respond or even care about material rewards . |
| 18 | Over recent months , we have seen good evidence of a Secretary of State who is prepared to overturn independent expert advice in order to satisfy his own prejudices . |
| 19 | Time and again we have seen large country houses taken over for institutional use , whether as corporate headquarters or hospitals . |
| 20 | At the same time , we have seen ugly outbreaks of racism , fuelled by fears of an uncontrolled influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe . |
| 21 | But while the telephone itself remains little more than an instrument for reproducing speech and other sounds at a distance , over the last decade we have seen dramatic growth in the availability and use of computers , modems and fax to transmit documentary and computerised information over the telephone network . |
| 22 | We have seen dramatic increases in serious fata and fatal accidents occurring in British industry , our legal departments continue to cover millions on behalf of workers who suffer injury , disease and even death . |
| 23 | ‘ We have seen extortionate increases in fares while BR has been in the public sector , ’ he said . |
| 24 | ‘ We have seen exciting developments here in the last few years . |
| 25 | We have seen mass employers getting awards for schemes for employing disabled people , when they operate in premises which are completely inaccessible . |
| 26 | We have seen significant changes world wide and that means that we should reappraise the amount of money that we devote to the diplomatic corps and to our aid budget . |
| 27 | In Ireland the personal accountability of a , TD has as we have seen unfortunate consequences : it puts a premium on mere popularity and enfeebles the Dail . |
| 28 | We have seen Welsh industry change . |
| 29 | As I have said , we have seen enormous changes , but I advise my right hon. Friends on the Treasury Bench and all hon. Members who will continue to serve in Parliament in the coming years that the changes that have taken place in those countries in the past few years could well be repeated on an enormous scale in other countries . |
| 30 | The Worldwide Fund for Nature is , of course , just one part of a huge international Green Movement , in which we have seen massive increases in the number of supporters over the past few years . |