Example sentences of "[verb] been [det] serious [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe that the very speed at which they have been absorbed into the school system indicates an uncritical acceptance of the package because it is new and modern and fashionable and that there has been little serious examination of which aspects are relevant and which are not . |
| 2 | The Kenneth Branagh phenomenon is a cautionary tale but apart from the aren't-you-sick-of-him response , there has been little serious attention paid to the growing predictability of the media circus . |
| 3 | But there do n't seem to have been any serious consequences from the BBC spoof . |
| 4 | There have been some serious ructions when they have played table tennis , with rows and cheating and shouting matches . |
| 5 | Consequently there have been fewer serious efforts towards obtaining effective solutions . |
| 6 | There have been few serious attempts to break away from this restrictive framework ; it is the absence of the application of any theoretical framework that has made such work so sterile , and it is doubtful whether evidence will be found for the social and economic developments during the period by studying art-styles , date and distribution alone , unless specific questions are formulated first . |
| 7 | A levels have been the subject of considerable criticism over the years , but there have been few serious demands that they should be replaced . |
| 8 | He is unlikely to be satisfied with an offer to re-run the reselection procedure if it can be proved that there have been any serious breaches of the party 's rules . |