Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] [prep] some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , the whole point of the local sign theory , as an alternative to the ‘ place pure and simple ’ account has been lost on some psychologists . |
| 2 | The expenditure of public money on this , yet another television service , has been criticized in some quarters , but the Governor told me his decision was based on the fact , as he saw it , of NTV 's pro-Federal bias . |
| 3 | In Yip Kai-foon the Privy Council rejected the solution which has been adopted in some jurisdictions of directing the jury to convict of the offence which they consider to be more probable . |
| 4 | A similar phenomenon has been observed in some patients with AIDS related sclerosing cholangitis , but a halting progression with worsening of the biliary disease is not often seen , and there are no reports of hepatic fibrosis deteriorating to cirrhosis and liver failure . |
| 5 | Some effort has been made by some libraries to assist libraries and institutions with user education programmes , for example , universities and polytechnics for schools , and public libraries also for schools , 2 but this expresses local efforts of co-operation , rather than the submission that user education is a continuous process which takes place throughout the various educational sectors and beyond . |
| 6 | It is more difficult to judge how far the commitment has been translated into action , though it is clear that progress has been made in some areas . |
| 7 | Their organization into lineages descended from ancestral females has been demonstrated in some populations . |
| 8 | Whether light as well as heat is generated in these reactions has been questioned by some critics . |
| 9 | Recently he has acted as consultant on the hit West End musical Miss Saigon ( transfer to Broadway expected soon ) , the story of a love affair between a GI and a Vietnamese bar girl which has been condemned by some critics as exploitative . |
| 10 | A need for adequate protection in the field of residential care , and to a lesser extent in relation to the provision of domiciliary services , has been advocated for some years . |
| 11 | The basal-subtracted EC 5 — the concentration of gastrin necessary to increase acid secretion from basal to half maximal acid secretion — has been advocated by some workers to be a more appropriate index of parietal cell sensitivity . |
| 12 | This reluctance has been overcome in some areas by the setting up of ‘ Liaison Committees ’ i.e. informal committees usually consisting of local representatives from the environmental services committee , officers from the environmental health department , the Health and Safety Executive , local residents and local industry . |
| 13 | This has been followed by some authorities and voluntary agencies who developed codes , which they apply in relation to the homes which they administer . |
| 14 | Indeed , it has been said by some professionals in the field that we are doing the students a disservice by attempting to break through their apathy since their main chance of happiness lies in their passive acceptance of traditional ‘ care ’ facilities . |
| 15 | It has been said by some writers that he had got caught up in an extravaganza far beyond both his intention and his control . |
| 16 | On the production side , the mark-up may be determined to achieve a post-tax target ( as has been assumed in some versions of the cost plus pricing rule ) ; and in this case the price , and hence the output , of the corporate sector would be affected . |
| 17 | It has been assumed by some writers that statements of attainment should be adapted for children with learning difficulties by producing more detailed learning hierarchies than the statutory orders provide . |
| 18 | Since the rate of repayment is reviewed only once annually , quite often the effect of mortgage rate rises has been delayed for some months , allowing the borrower to prepare for the increased cost . |
| 19 | Although there is no certain cause of the hemispheric pattern , it has been related by some researchers to the eruption last year of El Chichon in Mexico , and by others to a recurring cycle of drought and flood in the southern hemisphere . |
| 20 | Surprise has been expressed in some quarters that Mr Zilligen has been allowed to stay on the Ferranti board given his key role at ISC during the £215m deception . |
| 21 | The view has been expressed in some quarters that experience gained in implementation of the First Directive would be very valuable in carrying out detailed work on the Second . |
| 22 | The global success not only of Japanese enterprise in the 1980s but also of the other NICs of East Asia has been seen by some commentators such as Blunt ( 1989 : 21 ) as a spur to the renaissance of studies of effective leadership in recent times . |
| 23 | Spencer coined the term ‘ survival of the fittest ’ and has been seen by some historians as the first of the ‘ social Darwinists ’ . |
| 24 | One should attempt to avoid the situation where your own surgeon is instructed to prepare an initial Report some 12–24 months after the accident or as has been seen in some cases , up to four years after an accident . |
| 25 | As I said in a previous article , the Dinas Mawddwy Railway has been obliterated in some places much more than other lines I have walked . |
| 26 | Already huge controversy has been provoked by some researchers ' attempts to claim effective ownership of human genes through patenting and by a proposal to set up a UK national database of ‘ DNA fingerprints ’ to enable the rapid identification and capture of violent criminals . |
| 27 | The structure and organization of public services do not , at present , foster service developments which match the King 's Fund recommendations , and the need for an overhaul in the way services are organized has been recognized for some years . |
| 28 | This has been characterized by some writers as a hierarchy of obligations ( Qureshi and Simons , 1987 ; Ungerson , 1987 ) . |
| 29 | Gary Klesch , the American financier , has been asked by some bondholders to act on their behalf in the refinancing negotiations . |
| 30 | The ability of a prime minister effectively to call a general election has been regarded by some writers as the most important weapon in ensuring parliamentary support . |