Example sentences of "[adv] been [verb] by [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The structures of Employee Involvement have only been accepted by salaried staff ; shopfloor unions have refused to make a formal commitment to the programme , which is regarded as contrary to the established contractual job-control orientation of workplace trade unions . |
| 2 | However it has already been challenged by live sheep interests who are arguing that a large proportion of exported animals are sold for further feeding and not direct for slaughter . |
| 3 | Land revenues , although boosted by the dissolution , had already been eroded by massive sales . |
| 4 | A further weakness of the theory is that it does not explain why so much hooligan activity is based on fan rivalries within the working class ; nor can it deal with Wagg 's ( 1984:198 ) observation that ‘ the most notable attempts by a club 's following to prevent it parting with a popular player or manager have usually been initiated by middle-class people ’ . |
| 5 | But some important political changes , as I suggested , have also been achieved by peaceful means . |
| 6 | But the task has not yet been achieved by any means . |
| 7 | Bright rays have not yet been darkened by these means and thus represent ejecta from craters of relatively recent origin . |