Example sentences of "has [be] strong " in BNC.

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1 In other political states during the twentieth century , there has been strong support for the view that art should serve a social purpose .
2 The second characteristic of these more successful countries follows from the first : government has been strong , and has continued to function .
3 There has been strong speculation that Pepsi Cola are putting up the money but David Murray , Rangers ' owner and chairman who bought the club exactly a year ago yesterday , is giving nothing away .
4 Support for the war has been strong .
5 West Indian cricket has been strong for so long principally because it is looked upon almost as a religion in the Caribbean .
6 Trading at Sherwood has been strong , showing that people are still spending on low ticket underwear despite cutting down on outerwear .
7 In the Galloway there has been strong discrimination against red , to the extent that red animals have been falsely maligned as ‘ poor doers ’ , and today the red varieties probably have Devon , South Devon , Red Poll or Shorthorn blood .
8 It must be the influence of Jekyll and Hyde , which has been strong since John Barrymore grew long teeth and took to scuttling about dark expressionist streets , bashing and killing .
9 ‘ Support for the monarchy has been strong but it is weakening .
10 from the beginning , the president 's constitutional position in these areas has been strong .
11 Meanwhile , the Cologne show is worth a try : ‘ You 'd have to be blind not to notice that the German Mark has been strong lately .
12 The European propensity to discriminate in favour of ‘ national champions ’ has been strong , as it has been in Japan and to a lesser extent in North America .
13 Fortunately the London Union has been strong enough to keep them entirely out but these London houses , as soon as they get beyond the sphere of the …
14 At the same time there has been strong pressure from MPs to allow the House of Commons to play a more effective role in these matters .
15 At this stage an author who is arguing that the study of social policy in Britain has been strong on criticism and value judgement but weak on analysis should make his own position very clear .
16 Even if we decide to do very differently , a knowledge of what has been strong and efficient elsewhere can guide us towards good results .
17 In addition , there has been strong support for the proposal to reduce the scope for intimidation and fraud by requiring strike ballots to be conducted by post and to be subject to independent scrutiny .
18 *It is only in the last 15 years that the accumulated evidence has been strong enough to conclude that the regular consumption of up to four standard drinks a day may reduce the risk of coronary disease by as much as 50 per cent . ’
19 Opposition from scientists and environmentalists has been strong .
20 Well as you heard in that report , there 's has been strong criticism of the inquest system , which has led to deaths being investigated thouands of miles from where they happened .
21 Surprisingly , consumer reaction to the Amie has been strong among the general public .
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