Example sentences of "[been] in operation for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The child is right , this escalator , like so many on the London Underground network , has not been in operation for months . |
| 2 | However , where a discriminatory practice has been in operation for some time it may be easier for the Commission for Racial Equality to produce evidence in support of an allegation . |
| 3 | The Phenix reactor ( 233 MWe ) has been in operation for eight years and has produced more than10000000 kWh . |
| 4 | The new prefilter has been in operation for 4 weeks now with no alteration of flow . |
| 5 | Another factor was raised in a case in which the government did not properly consult local authorities ( as required by statute ) before making some regulations : by the time the application to revoke the regulations was heard , they had been in operation for some time and to revoke them would have caused considerable administrative inconvenience which could not be justified given that no real complaint was made about the substance of the regulations . |
| 6 | In response , First Edition project director Mark Hodder-Williams said that First Edition had been in operation for nine months , and had successfully provided users with an efficient , fast computer-to-computer service for exchanging a wide range of commercial documents . |
| 7 | At the time of writing these provisions have been in operation for nearly six months and appear to be effective . |
| 8 | The CMS , which is intermediate between the DMS and courses for supervisors provided under the aegis of the National Examinations Board in Supervisory Studies ( NEBSS ) , has been in operation for three years and has tended to concentrate on providing training for personnel in the employ of major public sector institutions like the National Health Service and local government . |
| 9 | ‘ Although the calcinating plant has been in operation for some years now , it is the most modern of its type in the industry , ’ commented senior mill manager Graham Jones , ‘ and while it may not be attractive to the eye , it does produce beautiful materials . ’ |
| 10 | Since the First Directive has only been in operation for a matter of weeks , much has still to be learned about its full impact . |
| 11 | We are at present monitoring the policy as it has been in operation for approximately 18 months . |
| 12 | HOMECOVER , our Home Insurance Scheme has been in operation for the benefit of our members for over eleven years . |
| 13 | The Serious Fraud Office has been in operation for three years and has achieved a striking rate of success in serious and complex frauds . |
| 14 | At present , only 18 people in the Health and Safety Executive are working on those regulations , and even though the provisions have been in operation for about two and a half years , fewer than one third of the safety cases have been accepted as being proper working documents . |
| 15 | Although the then International Trade Minister John Crosbie staunchly defended the pact , the Economic Council of Canada , an independent advisory body established by the Federal Parliament , decided not to attempt to assess its impact until it had been in operation for five years . |
| 16 | The WISE Vehicle Programme has been in operation for many years now , following the launch of the original WISE I bus in WISE Year 1984 . |
| 17 | This system has been in operation for three months now so the staff are gradually becoming more settled . |
| 18 | It has been in operation for 100 years and is proceeding at a very slow rate . |
| 19 | The Enterprise Co-ordination Programme has now been in operation for eighteen months and a revised , enhanced budget has been negotiated with the Department of Trade and Industry for the year ahead . |
| 20 | A standard Northern Ireland training package has been in operation for some time including intensive urban and rural patrolling , riot control techniques , shooting at fleeting targets , powers of arrest , orders for opening fire , bomb and weapon recognition . |
| 21 | Di Scott , of Fairbridge , explained : ‘ After the ship had been in operation for some time it was realised that a great deal of money was needed for maintenance and running costs . |
| 22 | Mr Bell said the system of having one ambulance on call at each of the county 's 11 stations after 7pm every night had been in operation for many years . |
| 23 | Normidtec covers Halton , Vale Royal and Warrington and has been in operation for 18 months . |