Example sentences of "have be under " in BNC.
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| 1 | Traditional beer and pubs have been under threat for decades — and remain so today . |
| 2 | Proposals for the development of a Taurus system have been under consideration for much of this decade . |
| 3 | Contract discussions have been under way since early this year , according to West German sources . |
| 4 | ‘ We have been under enemy attack since we arrived here six days ago , with practically no sleep . |
| 5 | The finances of the betting industry have been under pressure as well . |
| 6 | Of these , coatings and electronic materials have been under pressure due to the recession in user industries such as cars , computers and construction . |
| 7 | The sale of council housing to sitting tenants is a national initiative and local authorities have been under pressure to carry it through . |
| 8 | ‘ There are times this season when we have been under pressure and coped well , ’ he said . |
| 9 | The contentious proposals have been under consideration for a number of years , says English Heritage , and are not principally attributable to its new director , the controversial Jocelyn Stevens , widely seen as a hardline , Thatcherite free marketeer . |
| 10 | The big dealers are really being hit as some have been under investigation for almost a year and have had their passports confiscated . |
| 11 | In my experience most people who suffer a myocardial infarct have been under pressure with associated exhaustion and fatigue for a prolonged period . |
| 12 | On the chalk downlands , which have been under sheep pasture ever since the Iron Age , something like the original appearance of a similar trackway has been preserved , but in the arable Midlands it must have disappeared fairly early . |
| 13 | The offences were of varying degrees of gravity and the appellants have been given different release dates under the statutory provisions which have been under examination in these appeals . |
| 14 | Improved sanitation , infection and vector control , betterment of nutrition , vaccinations , and maternal and child health programmes have been under the purview of local health authorities in the ministries of health . |
| 15 | The polytechnics have been under a similar financial strain . |
| 16 | … in recent weeks , Bush and Major have been under some pressure from the families of people who died at Lockerbie . |
| 17 | It may be my wish upon them , but this is the second time this year that the two regiments in which I served , the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Welsh Regiment , have been under pressure . |
| 18 | Most essential of all for the future assessment of public finance , we must establish a truly independent source of economic statistics to ensure that judgments are not distorted — as they have been under this Government , by political interference in their collection or presentation . |
| 19 | Active citizenship requires an opportunity to participate in normal patterns of life , to overcome unemployment , poverty , homelessness , create equal education and equal opportunities , and strengthen social and political rights which have been under attack . |
| 20 | ‘ Then there 's a small matter of your presence at two locations within a week which have been under police surveillance . |
| 21 | A US federal court has ordered a secondary ban on tuna imports from countries that buy the fish from Mexico and Venezuela , which have been under a US embargo since 1990 because they kill more dolphins than allowed by US law [ see ED no. 51 ] . |
| 22 | to which one might add this additional gloss , erm recently there have been under a statutory instrument which regulates er , the ca computation of court of protection costs in the event of the structure in a way differently from the traditional one and the defendants would wish to argue |
| 23 | 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 … |
| 24 | ‘ Mr Taylor has completed ignored the fact that Catholics have been under the jackboot of the IRA and loyalists for over 20 years and it is ridiculous to say that they have not been living in fear . ’ |
| 25 | Dave Punshon , Age Concern 's chief officer , recently expressed fears that the scheme would have to close and its staff have been under redundancy notice since Christmas to finish on March 31 . |
| 26 | They were greeted by a rousing reception from the town 's starving inhabitants , who have been under siege since the war erupted 11 months ago . |
| 27 | President , Congress , since nineteen seventy nine local authorities and public services have been under attack from the Tory government . |