Example sentences of "[verb] been [prep] [adj] benefit " in BNC.

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1 The growth of labour-only sub-contracting has been of mutual benefit to both employers and employees .
2 Mary says now : ‘ Accessing my past lives has been of great benefit and I 'm sure that if I 'd gone to an ordinary therapist , nothing would have been sorted out . ’
3 On balance , I believe that Britain 's membership of the EEC has been of some benefit in terms of the home market which she has gained and will continue to gain as and when her partners honour their commitments to complete the Single Market ; however , as should be clear from the figures quoted in Chapter 5 , the assertion that EEC membership has been good for Britain is open to question .
4 Right in the course of our er er com our meetings Danny erm I will be asking you to recommend me to people but if , but only if you feel that this meeting has been of some benefit to you .
5 The aid , including children 's shoes and cooking oil — the simple , basic things — has been of large benefit to many thousands of refugees in Iran .
6 The work of SCONUL in improving access to theses has been of considerable benefit in the communication of research results , but some work still remains .
7 The application of the spreading technique to oocytes has been of enormous benefit , just as in spermatocytes , in revealing intimate detail of pairing and other configurations at meiotic prophase .
8 With hindsight , it is not difficult to imagine alternative uses for this fine estate which would have been of lasting benefit to the Association .
9 A good response to training was associated with improved squeeze duration in our patients , but increased conidence in mastering anorectal function may also have been of some benefit .
10 Sir James Matheson , who had made a fortune in the China trade , bought the Isle of Lewis in 1844 , and at least part of the large sums he spent there ( in addition to famine relief and assistance for emigration ) appears to have been of direct benefit to the islanders .
11 Now if you cast your mind back to when we started the er discussion I did say I would talk about refer erm recommendations to you if you felt that this meeting had been of some benefit to yourself
12 Clearly a canal from that small seaport village to the foot of Coniston Water would , in the earlier years at least , have been of considerable benefit to the mine and to other lake users .
13 But , whatever their idiosyncrasies and complexities , this highly individual body of printers served the book well and , if they sometimes failed in their human relationships , achieved in print a beauty and harmony that have been of inestimable benefit to us all .
14 Saying fantastic erm and then you can say look , as it 's been of some benefit do you remember what I said earlier ?
15 and the money for your daughter in the future so do you feel that it 's been of some benefit to you today to have had this discussion ?
16 So you feel it 's been of some benefit to you today ?
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