Example sentences of "it has be [adj] for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been rare for shareholders to raise concerns with company boards on audit matters , probably because they are not well-informed and because their priorities are elsewhere . |
| 2 | In areas with long nursery waiting lists it has been usual for governors to establish admission panels drawn from their own members . |
| 3 | Since that time , and first fully developed by the Radical wing of the Liberal Party , it has been normal for parties to fight elections on the basis of a manifesto of policy promises . |
| 4 | On occasions it has been necessary for members to ‘ walk the pitch ’ and clear up before being able to play . |
| 5 | But despite intervention and interest rate adjustments , it has been necessary for realignments of exchange rates to take place on a frequent basis . |
| 6 | Since the abolition of exchange controls in the UK in October 1979 it has been possible for residents of the UK to hold foreign currency on account if they so wish . |
| 7 | There are many reasons why it has been difficult for researchers to form links with universities , he says , with some not even sure that particular departments would survive investigations into the competence and integrity of the professors . |
| 8 | It has been true for years of much of manufacturing ( completely differentiating the position of , for instance , Peugeot-Renault in France from British Leyland , or Bull from ICL ) . |
| 9 | Secondly , during the 1980s it has been common for firms to make ‘ underwriting losses ’ . |