Example sentences of "this [noun] has be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the USA this experience has been evident in the sense that , when there are movements to restrain the growth of state spending . |
| 2 | This chapter has been concerned with the AL of maintaining a safe environment . |
| 3 | This chapter has been concerned with the central machinery for making and executing the decisions of the Crown . |
| 4 | Much of this chapter has been concerned with specifically linguistic difficulties of quantifying variables . |
| 5 | This chapter has been concerned with outlining the principal methods by which suppliers of products bring their goods and services to the attention of their markets , with the object of increasing their sales or market share , or both . |
| 6 | This alternative has been open to them since 1986 but unfortunately many landowners chose to seek the approval of Licences instead even though it is virtually impossible to arrange for land to be occupied without giving occupation rights . ’ |
| 7 | This dilemma has been present since the beginnings of institutionalized literary study . |
| 8 | This Association has been instrumental in getting the APA to adopt guidelines on non-sexist language and practices , and to set up an office for Women 's Programmes . |
| 9 | This law has been axiomatic in the evolution of the sciences . |
| 10 | This work has been invaluable in giving authorities straight , non-jargonistic answers to difficult issues and in raising awareness of future demands through practice guidance , workshops , a newsletter and a helpline . |
| 11 | This work has been useful in two main areas : analysis of types of content — see Berelson ( 1950 ) and Williams ( 1962 ) — and of the selection and portrayal of certain social figures — see Lowenthal ( 1961 ) . |
| 12 | This work has been important in highlighting the specificity of the local level , and in presenting a conceptualization of local politics based primarily on their ‘ uniqueness ’ and separation from the centre . |
| 13 | Forty nine of the patients were under 50 at presentation ; this proportion has been constant for the past 10 years . |
| 14 | The IBOA is very conscious of the fact that this issue has been outstanding for a considerable length of time and it is hoped that the proposals will pave the way for a speedy resolution to the problem . |
| 15 | This process has been short-circuited on occasions by well-known public figures , but it is inconceivable that a person unknown as a national party figure could , within the space of two or three years , become that party 's leader as Carter did in the United States . |
| 16 | In fact this shift has been visible for some time and seems at present to be increasing . |
| 17 | Mr McNally : ‘ This investigation has been ongoing for five months . |
| 18 | This usage has been current for 20 years . |
| 19 | This notion has been central to Conservative self-presentation from the emergence of Conservatism in its modern form in the early nineteenth century , and it has found particular favour in the writings of some of the most eloquent spokesmen of twentieth century Conservatism . |
| 20 | This facility has been available for most of the season running on certain days of the week using a vintage bus supplied by the Wilts and Dorset Bus Company . |
| 21 | We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions . |
| 22 | The many occasions over the years when this summit has been short of water were thus inevitable unless the level of leakage could have been reduced to an absolute minimum . |
| 23 | ‘ This season has been different in many respects . |
| 24 | This policy has been international in scope , as was presaged by LIFFE 's early attempt to use its niche in the European time zone to create a market in US T-bond futures , for which the CBoT had established the world 's most successful futures contract in the US time zone . |
| 25 | In practice , this mistake has been responsible for much confusion in the discussion of syntactic possibilities and their means of expression . |
| 26 | And this approach has been standard in epistemology since . |
| 27 | This approach has been popular with teaching staff who are not known for being slow to complain about their administrative load . |
| 28 | In the US this trend has been evident for some time . |
| 29 | This concern has been manifest in the debate over intergenerational conflict about access to resources . |
| 30 | To say that we are in the midst of a second industrial revolution , propelled by a rapid growth in services is not a misnomer ; this growth has been exceptional since 1975 . |