Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [be] under " in BNC.
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| 1 | The polytechnics have been under a similar financial strain . |
| 2 | Traditional beer and pubs have been under threat for decades — and remain so today . |
| 3 | ‘ Mr Taylor has completed ignored the fact that Catholics have been under the jackboot of the IRA and loyalists for over 20 years and it is ridiculous to say that they have not been living in fear . ’ |
| 4 | Of these , coatings and electronic materials have been under pressure due to the recession in user industries such as cars , computers and construction . |
| 5 | President , Congress , since nineteen seventy nine local authorities and public services have been under attack from the Tory government . |
| 6 | The sale of council housing to sitting tenants is a national initiative and local authorities have been under pressure to carry it through . |
| 7 | Contract discussions have been under way since early this year , according to West German sources . |
| 8 | The contentious proposals have been under consideration for a number of years , says English Heritage , and are not principally attributable to its new director , the controversial Jocelyn Stevens , widely seen as a hardline , Thatcherite free marketeer . |
| 9 | Improved sanitation , infection and vector control , betterment of nutrition , vaccinations , and maternal and child health programmes have been under the purview of local health authorities in the ministries of health . |