Example sentences of "[verb] [been] 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 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 . |
| 3 | The shares started the week at 570p and turnover has been considerable . |
| 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 | There has been considerable concern over the sooty specks ( particulates ) from diesel exhausts as a possible cause of cancer . |
| 6 | Scottish schools are renowned for their isolation from the community ; in the Western Isles , where culture and language have tended to further that isolation , the task of linking school and community has been considerable . |
| 7 | Such convictions often remained unspoken for the pressure on teachers to move away from performance has been considerable . |
| 8 | The previous chapter suggested that the Hispanic heritage was the major element contributing to the cultural formation of Latin America and , since values constitute a vital component of culture , the Hispanic influence has been considerable in shaping norms . |
| 9 | There has been considerable discussion of the legal enforcement of school attendance in recent years , and wide disagreement about the effectiveness or otherwise of the law . |
| 10 | In the past there has been considerable dispute between teachers and their employers over the teachers ' role in the collecting of dinner money and the supervision of children during the mid-day break . |
| 11 | There has been considerable restoration here . |
| 12 | There has been considerable repair on the gallery and woodwork has been replaced . |
| 13 | In spite of low population pressure in an aggregate sense , there has been considerable degradation and erosion in the clay-rich soils which are usually the most fertile , and also in the north where rainfall intensities and runoff tend to be higher ( Robinson 1978b : 15 ) . |
| 14 | It has given its owners a greater degree of mobility than they hitherto possessed but the social and environmental cost has been considerable . |
| 15 | Though there is a case to be made for its use as an educational medium — and the BBC 's contribution to the Open University at Milton Keynes has been considerable , if politically questionable , and will continue despite the closure of their studios in a fine example of accountant 's false logic — this has not been the main area of impact . |
| 16 | Since 1977 , for reasons suggested in the last chapter , there has been considerable concern among both politicians and the public with the utility of education to society . |
| 17 | There has been considerable analysis of carer strain with a variety of different indices employed ( for a useful summary see Gilleard , 1984 ) . |
| 18 | There has been considerable debate about the supportability of those living alone . |
| 19 | There has been considerable concern about the use of β-blocking drugs in diabetic patients in connection with hypoglycaemia and the peripheral circulation . |
| 20 | The costs of these conflicts , in terms of the damage to their economies and social welfare , as well as of lives lost , has been considerable . |
| 21 | There has been considerable discontent among teachers over pay and conditions . |
| 22 | In recent years , there has been considerable private sector intervention in secondary level education and vocational and technical training , mainly by the large mining companies . |
| 23 | Recently , there has been considerable national publicity and extensive media coverage demonstrating increasing public concern about self-medication , and about the adverse effects of ‘ multi-prescription ’ . |
| 24 | Because of such concerns there has been considerable opposition to the testing of genetically engineered organisms in the field , as is exemplified by the furore surrounding the release of the so-called ‘ ice minus ’ bacterium . |
| 25 | Unemployment has been considerable . |
| 26 | Inevitably there has been considerable speculation on the causes and implications of urban disturbances . |
| 27 | There has been considerable development in housing since the creation of the LDDC in 1981 . |
| 28 | There is an approximation to this for all of these samples , but clearly there has been considerable bone loss from even the most complete bone assemblages . |
| 29 | The increase has been considerable . |
| 30 | In Britain there has been considerable development of teaching aids for online education and training . |