Example sentences of "has been [adv] [adj] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this has been particularly influential for many forms of Western Marxism , it also represents a deviation from Marx 's original claim that history is the effect of material conditions rather than of human consciousness . |
| 2 | In that context , what has been particularly difficult for all of us in Scotland to deal with has been the Government 's secrecy . |
| 3 | If , as seems likely , the Czechoslovak economy has been largely stagnant for 15 years then it is hard to see how domestic resources could be enough . |
| 4 | Internal migration within Britain has been largely responsible for these trends , with the level of net immigration to the South rising from 24 000 a year in 1971/73 to 45–50 000 a year by the end of the 1970s and rising steadily since 1981 to reach 69 000 in 1985/6 ( figure 8.2 ) . |
| 5 | The pub has been largely unchanged for 100 years but owners Bass took advantage of development planned in the next door antiques market to announce a drastic redevelopment . |
| 6 | A pilot scale rig dedicated to the exploration and development of the silver bullet process has been fully operational for some months . |
| 7 | Since those early days , the movement towards this goal has been very slow for economic and political reasons . |
| 8 | Wife Marguerita said : ‘ This has been very upsetting for both of us . |
| 9 | ( Is it that good colour vision at small visual angles has been more important for frugivorous monkeys than for our own recent ancestors ? ) |
| 10 | Does my hon. Friend agree that , in certain cases , it has been extremely difficult for some smaller pubs to be able to pay the amount of money that some of the brewers have been asking them to pay ? |
| 11 | On occasions , the personal information revealed has been highly embarrassing for one of the circle , according to reports of those counselled . |
| 12 | The active involvement between Japan and the Western world which began in the 1850s has been so important for both that a consideration of Japan 's place in the world order is an appropriate starting point for any discussion of her recent history . |