Example sentences of "[det] [vb -s] been the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each has been the subject of strong protests by local people and environmental groups . |
| 2 | Each has been the victim of the recession , the debenture memberships of several thousands of pounds being beyond the pocket of most golfers . |
| 3 | That has been the case most clearly in America in the past dozen turbulent years . |
| 4 | It has been overtaken by local practices and informal agreements — and that has been the case since mechanisation of the industry began in the 1950s . |
| 5 | That has been the case for lifers since 1970 . |
| 6 | Of course , that has been the case over the past 12 years — the record is remarkable . |
| 7 | ‘ We basically say to them if you put your trust in us we will not fail you — and that has been the case . |
| 8 | He will be aware that that has been the subject of a long-standing argument in the health service . |
| 9 | Erm local plan progress is is well advanced erm er in the national parks and that has been the subject of continued discussion erm between the county and its national park committee , the county planning committee and its national park committee . |
| 10 | Now what I 've got to put a diagnosis on this , so if I write depression cos that has been the problem has n't it ? |
| 11 | So that has been the company 's three-pronged strategy in the past year . |
| 12 | That has been the downfall of the Auction Mart however . |
| 13 | That has been the Government 's argument for a national curriculum — it has been broadly accepted — but we need a national curriculum that is secure and delivered by the inspectorate . |
| 14 | That has been the position of Labour speaker after Labour speaker , but we could not tolerate such an unfair system . |
| 15 | There has been one miracle already and that has been the hand put back on . ’ |
| 16 | That has been the cry recently from some traders in Lurgan as reported in Sunday Life two weeks ago . |
| 17 | That has been the cornerstone of the TA concept , and many people have protested about the changes because activities in and around the TA and the drill hall created a culture of its own , certainly in many working class communities . |
| 18 | That has been the focus of this course and we hope we have managed to provide a framework for practice within which this can be achieved . |
| 19 | As Opposition Front Bench spokesmen are murmuring , I will say that it has a Labour council ; that has been the reason for my increasing majority . |
| 20 | That has been the result of 10 years of Labour control in Derbyshire county council . |
| 21 | That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears . |
| 22 | That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears . |
| 23 | An indication of this has been the reduction in the activities of the rural underworld , which was such a thriving feature of village life when it was an occupational community , but which has now virtually disappeared . |
| 24 | This has been the subject of a number of House of Lords decisions , and yet the definition is still not clear and settled . |
| 25 | Hermit crabs are able to make a rapid assessment of whether a particular shell is of an appropriate size or not , and how they do this has been the subject of much study . |
| 26 | This has been the subject of endless commentary within the economics profession since these sorts of trends have typified nearly all industrial and service sectors of capitalist economies ( and some socialist ones , it might be added ) . |
| 27 | I remind you that the local authorities have been concerned , in return for the core funding support , that free advice is given to farmers , and this has been the subject of discussion at various times . |
| 28 | This has been the subject of much debate and controversy , however , and we consider it in Chapter 22 . |
| 29 | Er , this has been the decision for the boundary of this scheme though clearly , in monitoring it afterwards , we need to take account of whether or not it actually transfers problems . |
| 30 | The difficulty with this has been the lack of confidence in building budget forecasts for 1993–4 out of not very precise market-mapping exercises done with only 1992–3 figures . |