Example sentences of "been [adj] [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although various clan-based rebel groups collaborated in an effort to oust Siad Barre , they have since been unable to agree on national leadership . |
| 2 | The local community has also been able to draw on outside resources in its struggle , both from the experience of the Donegal Uranium Committee in its battle against uranium prospecting in Co . |
| 3 | It is fair to say that the British extreme right has not been able to draw on specific traditions of activism that have assisted , say , the French FN or the Belgian VB in extending their influences so widely . |
| 4 | To date the U S have been able to count on diplomatic backing from the Soviet Union over its stand against Iraq ; but Bush would like them to take a more active military role in the Gulf . |
| 5 | In professional terms , not needing to be constantly concerned to update their language competence , EFL teachers have been able to focus on methodological developments . |