Example sentences of "[been] [prep] discussion " in BNC.
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| 1 | At issue was a boundary question between Venezuela and British Guiana which had been under discussion for some time . |
| 2 | The Institute of Directors has pointed out that ‘ the 5th Company Law Directive has been under discussion since 1972 , with no agreement yet in sight ’ . |
| 3 | Both of these measures had been under discussion for a number of years , and but for the war there is every reason to believe they would have been enacted earlier . |
| 4 | The report from the three wise men concludes : ‘ The significance of Super-SARA , from a Community point of view , has already been severely eroded during the years that the project has been under discussion and it is expected that its significance will be yet further undermined before the completion of the project . ’ |
| 5 | Since 1980 a proposal has been under discussion for a Directive which could require companies to introduce procedures for informing and consulting employees ; it became known as the ‘ Vredeling Directive ’ . |
| 6 | ( Their abolition had been under discussion since 1989 — see pp. 36564 ; 37593 . ) |
| 7 | From late May the formation of a " pluralist " government , with or without the resignation of Prime Minister Fatos Nano , had been under discussion in the People 's Assembly , and on June 12 a non-party " government of national stability " took office in preparation for a general election . |
| 8 | Copies of the transitional government 's broad economic programme , which had been under discussion by the Council of Representatives in October and November , became freely available to the public in early December . |
| 9 | On Jan. 13 a new Constitution , which had been under discussion since June 1991 [ see p. 38290 ] , was adopted by the People 's Great Hural ( parliament ) by 328 votes to one , with two abstentions , and was signed by President Punsalmaagiyn Ochirbat at a ceremony on Jan. 15 . |
| 10 | On April 23 the Bulgarian National Assembly adopted the privatization bill which had been under discussion since February [ see p. 38776 ] . |
| 11 | The formation of a Franco-German military force had been under discussion for several years , and a 4,000-strong brigade had been agreed in principle in November 1987 [ see p. 35665 ; 35913 ] and started operations in October 1990 [ see p. 38473 ] . |
| 12 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 13 | It is actively seeking to extend its network : currently it has been in discussion with firms in Austria , Greece , Italy , Spain and South Africa . |
| 14 | Members of the Computing Sub-Group have been in discussion with a number of specialists , to establish the desirability and practicality of connecting to the Internet , and some attended a demonstration in Edinburgh University recently . |
| 15 | Erm , I 've been in discussion , because I 've been trying to rescue their electricity bill situation , which is again , something which has blown up on them . |
| 16 | Dr Kumar has been in discussion with his former employers British Steel , who he says have been ‘ very sympathetic ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ Operators have been in discussion with the Health and Safety Executive for some time , and we have now come up with a code of practice accepted by the HSE and drawn up by BERSA ( British Elastic Ropes Sports Association ) . ’ |