Example sentences of "years [pron] [verb] been [adj] debate " in BNC.

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1 In recent years there had been considerable debate about the nature of the railways ' contribution to economic growth .
2 For many years there has been much debate in the UK about who should care for diabetic patients — general practitioners or hospital-based doctors .
3 Over the years there has been much debate on the fusion of the two branches of the profession .
4 Over the years there has been much debate as to whether or not this state of affairs is really acceptable even given the fact that these industries are highly independent bodies .
5 In the last few years there has been some debate about the provision , role and effectiveness of postgraduate training in the social sciences in the UK .
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