Example sentences of "have already been " in BNC.

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1 ACET has already been drawn overseas and is working in Romania , Uganda and Tanzania , in partnership with local church-based projects and in conjunction with government programmes .
2 As a book on a single subject , there is a good chance that the need for description will be reduced by extensive illustration , while a favourable judgement on the work has already been implied by the choice of the subject for a monograph .
3 As has already been seen , it was the style of both church and politicians to avoid their mutual consultations being known , which tells us that the secularity of the state at that time was partially a façade , but one which it was felt by both interested parties had to be maintained , probably so as not to confuse the faithful .
4 But he could equally well have said one is enthusiasm and the other is cynicism , one is facility and the other is aridity , one is gregariousness and the other is solitude , one is the belief that no one has ever done anything of value before and the other is the belief that everything has already been done , one is spontaneity and the other is cerebration , one is joy and the other is despair , one is heart and the other is mind , one is the garret and the other is the penthouse , one is sincerity and the other is irony , one is Jung and the other is Freud , one is Rimbaud and the other is Mallarmé , one is wine and the other is coffee , one is rags and the other is riches , one is women and the other is celibacy , one is health and the other is disease , one is meat and the other is vegetables , one is life and the other is death , one is everything in upper case and the other is everything in lower case , one is everything in roman and the other is everything in italics .
5 The great pity of this is that most pubs are old , yet the proper opportunity to celebrate this has already been squandered .
6 Never stay in the sun until your skin goes red — the damage has already been done .
7 A chain of self-help groups has already been set up throughout the country by concerned parents .
8 It has already been noted that the movements in Ashton 's five abstract ballets have been coloured by the music , its period and sometimes by the composer 's own thoughts ( see page 42 ) .
9 Something of the sort has already been introduced into some English degrees , under the aegis of the Verbal Arts Association , who have made a welcome start with such work .
10 A strong political lobby has already been mounted in Washington , arguing United ‘ will remain a truly American asset ’ because of the staff participation .
11 The governor of Hainan , a firm supporter of Zhao 's liberal economic policies , has already been sacked amid allegations of corruption .
12 ‘ His instincts are absolutely sound about the ruination of our cities and it is a sad reflection upon governments and planners that such damage has already been done … ’
13 The Plan has already been approved by the state environment authorities and is likely to be approved shortly by the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington .
14 Astra has already been talking to officials of the Commons about its planned service , based on the American C-Span cable network , which performs a similar function .
15 With Severiano Ballesteros , Nick Faldo , Ian Woosnam and several leading Americans also in the field , Olazabal does not have the incentive of trying to gain a place in next week 's World Matchplay at Wentworth : he has already been invited to play in the event this year .
16 The reformist politician has already been forced to make compromises in the new party programme he has drafted , and has even had to put up with seeing the dreaded word ‘ Marxism ’ inserted into the version he will be proposing to the delegates today .
17 Mr Saunders has already been charged with the theft of the £5.2m , raising the possibility that this part of his trial may have to be delayed until Mr Ward is extradited .
18 As the forecast assumed interest rates would peak at 14 per cent it has already been eclipsed by events .
19 He has already been told the prize money will be forwarded to his association .
20 With the consumer industry and media boffins jamming up behind one another to support the unquestionably fine ideals of conservation , one can only wish that they would ask themselves as they prepare to board one more rolling bandwagon whether they really have anything to add to what has already been said .
21 There is nothing new about this procedure ; the National Fruit Collection has already been moved from Wisley to Brogdale .
22 He has already been stripped of all his posts , but hardliners had been pressing for a public trial on criminal charges , though this looks unlikely .
23 Again no reference will be made to party authorities in the guberniia capital , since this has already been done for Smolensk .
24 The appointment of supporters on the Cabinet committee dealing with economic strategy has already been noted .
25 The ending of the monopoly of solicitors over house sales conveyancing and of opticians over the sale of spectacles has already been noted .
26 In its impact on British politics and economic policy it has already been remarkably successful .
27 This RS1000 , he informs me , has already been to the Arctic about six times .
28 George Allison has already been mentioned , but even better known were Howard Marshall , the Test match commentator , Freddie Grisewood , later to chair ‘ Any Questions ’ , and Colonel Wakeham on rugby .
29 More than £1.25 million of the £2 million needed has already been raised and the Society hopes to open the unit soon .
30 The important role of the environment in modifying behaviour , the external cause , has already been described .
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