Example sentences of "has been [vb pp] that some " in BNC.

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1 It has been observed that some people switching from using a typewriter to a personal computer can gain up to half a stone a year because they no longer have to get up to consult filing cabinets ; and the same effects can be observed when people use remote-control television , extension phones , lifts and dishwashers .
2 It has been calculated that some 37% of families would be better off , and 37% worse off , as a result of the change from Community Charge to the Council tax .
3 Offenders who are mentally disordered suffer the stigma of being labelled as both ‘ mad ’ and ‘ bad ’ , although for centuries it has been recognized that some people have diminished responsibility for their actions as a result of mental abnormality and that punishment and retribution , usually demanded by society of someone who has committed a crime , should be dispensed with in favour of providing humane care and treatment .
4 It has been claimed that some will have to choose between keeping warm and having enough to eat .
5 However , it has been claimed that some doctors in the province will perform abortions in certain circumstances .
6 They may have been the gigantic reptilian analogue of the elephant , and it may be no coincidence that the elephant also has its nasal openings on top of the skull , with the nostrils in this case sited at the end of the trunk it has been suggested that some sauropods may have had a proboscis of some sort .
7 The NEB itself seemed to imply more than prospecting might be going on : ‘ It has been suggested that some of the investigations might have been more extensive than might normally be expected .
8 There is even some doubt in some quarters as to whether in fact the unfortunate children were interred at Charfield , for it was said that an Army vehicle was noticed briefly at the scene of the accident , and it has been suggested that some of the remains , possibly those of the children , were removed amid the general confusion .
9 If space permits it has been suggested that some departmental stocks of general reading books should be kept centrally , however this would be reviewed periodically as our long term aims for the library are achieved .
10 It has been suggested that some sounds are distracting than others and that there are certain kinds of mental activity that are more at risk than others .
11 It has been proposed that some extremely simple aspects of the environment — spatial and temporal location of information and its frequency of occurrence — may be coded automatically without the requirement of conscious attention ( Hasher & Zacks , 1979 , 1984 ) .
12 It has been shown that some schools offer a rehash or revision programme based on pre-registration modules , while others prepare courses in line with the very latest developments available .
13 Thirdly it has been shown that some sequence selective ligands induce bleomycin cleavage at novel sites [ 24,25 ] .
14 And Hotline has been told that some of them are to question McMenemy 's position .
15 Through this project , it has been established that some antigens are indeed absent from the tumours .
16 For example , it has been found that some striking perceptual differences in viewing a wire-frame cube ( including , for example , the ease with which certain mental images can be formed of it ) depend on which alternative structural description of the object is assigned to it by the perceiver ( Hinton 1979 ) .
17 Appearance money or guarantees previously were illegal — though not unknown — and under the new system it has been estimated that some top players ( Lendl and Boris Becker make around £1.5 million a year ) could increase their annual earnings by 40 per cent .
18 It has been estimated that some 85 per cent of these are of Augustan date .
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