Example sentences of "have been [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why is it that the Government promised higher standards of education in 1979 , 1983 and 1987 but the results of 13 years in office have been lower standards of education ? |
| 2 | There have been better hold-down devices of a home-made nature in Woodworker in the past — the best of them doubtless designed after some careful thoughts about an acceptable specification . |
| 3 | But there have been worse experiences since then , the ultimate loss of identity in the faceless , featureless blocks that have risen to replace individualized and characterful termini : Rotterdam Central ( 1957 ) , Munich ( 1963 ) , Leningrad Finland Station ( 1960 ) , London Euston ( 1968 ) , Paris Gare Montparnasse ( 1969 ) , Berne Central ( 1974 ) , Warsaw Central ( 1975 ) , and Milton Keynes ( 1983 ) . |
| 4 | There have been worse bumps and knocks . ’ |
| 5 | But there have been grander times when dozens of guests from the Royal Family down would dine from their silver service . |
| 6 | Accordingly , an assembly such as this in England — and let me remind you there have been earlier ones , at Sheffield and Keele — is an act of homage to a great and greatly maligned poet ; but it is also , and can not help but be , a patriotic demonstration against ‘ suffocating insular coziness ’ . |
| 7 | It is important , because , as the hon. Member said , there have been earlier opportunities for such legislation — the Government could have chosen to include a measure in their order of business , and a private Member once introduced a Bill , but unfortunately did not have enough time to secure its progress . |
| 8 | There have been earlier references to the changing and elastic notion of priorities which takes some time to come to terms with . |
| 9 | Apart from the fantastic win at Sandwich in 1975 in the PGA Championship , when Arnold shot a 71 in a howling wind , hitting nothing much but 5-irons low and flat , the 1970s and 1980s have been quieter years — a bit easier , not so much pressure . |
| 10 | As the city has grown it has almost swallowed up Carrington , and Sherwood and there have been further houses built between the city and Carrington making distinction between the districts difficult . |
| 11 | I am told that there have been further incidents since the system reopened but so far nobody has come along with any details . |
| 12 | It is understood that there have been further changes to the company 's management structure : ‘ Alexon is undergoing a review of its management and cost of structure , ’ says a company spokesman . |
| 13 | From 1979 to 1988 they increased by about 34 per cent. , and there have been further improvements since 1988 . |
| 14 | This is a direct and primary liability , though after an assignment it is normally accompanied by rights of indemnity against the first assignee , and also , where there have been further assignments , against the assignee in whom the lease is for the time being vested . |
| 15 | There have been further problems with corrosion , cracking of materials and defective welds , leading to two stations , at Dungeness in Kent and Bradwell in Essex , being out of action for long periods . |
| 16 | Boat traffic is low in Surrey because much of the canal there has been closed , and there have been further restrictions due to water conservation . |
| 17 | Following its report , there have been further relaxation of advertising restrictions and advertising by architects is now essentially ‘ de-regulated ’ . |
| 18 | Over the past year there have been further APL developments which have taken the model developed by the APL project at Telford College , reported in Update 13 , as a starting point . |
| 19 | However , since then there have been further reviews and proposals which have had to take some cognisance of the creation of the single market . |
| 20 | The prime movers in developing this structure have been larger firms who can expect favoured treatment in times of expansion , and can transfer adjustment burdens along a chain of subcontractors in recessions . |