Example sentences of "[verb] become a political " in BNC.
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| 1 | The RSPCA confidently state that ‘ Dog Registration has become a political hot potato — the Royal society , along with other allied organisations and the majority of the general public , are convinced that national , compulsory registration for all dogs is the only way to solve the UK dog population explosion . |
| 2 | If Nigel de Gruchy of the National Association of Schoolmasters and Women Teachers ( and there 's a catchy title if ever there was one ) can not weave any more magic into his protest than ‘ The national curriculum has become a political football being booted up and down the right wing of the Conservative Party , ’ he does n't deserve to be taken seriously . |
| 3 | The repairs debacle has become a political battle symbolising the party 's awkward relationship to its own supporters . |
| 4 | In the last decade of the century , therefore , democracy and what may be called a ‘ democratic way of life ’ has become a political principle almost universally subscribed to , though its actual practice still remains very imperfect in large areas of the world . |
| 5 | The revelation that Canadian prices for new drugs are relatively high internationally has become a political issue . |
| 6 | Herbert Morrison attacked the Club in the December 1938 London News : There is ample evidence that the Left Book Club , through its groups , has become a political movement with substantial money behind it , and that one of its main activities is in the direction of manipulating and controlling local Labour Parties . |
| 7 | It had become a political hot potato , and time ran out as backers bickered over what tests to run . |
| 8 | By 1093 , when the events I am about to describe took place , she was of marriageable age , about thirteen , and the question of her marriage had become a political issue of some importance . |
| 9 | Their emergence in the mid 14605 had alienated Clarence and Warwick , and for a time , in 1469–70 , hostility to the family had become a political issue . |
| 10 | Coalition had become a political habit that would be quite difficult to break and had sapped the party 's confidence in itself . |
| 11 | In his resignation letter Sununu informed President George Bush that , owing to " distorted perceptions " , he had become a political liability and did not wish to jeopardize the President 's chances of re-election in 1992 . |
| 12 | He had become a political exile in France in October 1990 , and had made public statements to the effect that he would not return to Albania until democracy had been restored there [ see p. 37792 ] . |
| 13 | Their emergence in the mid 14605 had alienated Clarence and Warwick , and for a time , in 1469–70 , hostility to the family had become a political issue . |
| 14 | But now , with unemployment touching 10 per cent and rising , undeclared work and workers have become a political scapegoat . |