Example sentences of "been a [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , which was ceded by Spain to the United States of America in 1898 , has since 1952 been a state in " free association " with the USA and has a Resident Commissioner who is a non-voting member of the US House of Representatives . |
| 2 | The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898 , and has , since 1952 , been a state in " free association " with the USA . |
| 3 | He himself had long been a specialist in such relief when he would instantly brighten faces during his favourite tours of prisons , orphanages and nursing homes . |
| 4 | The company 's satisfaction with labour relations at Bridgend in South Wales must also have been a factor in the decision to build a £750m engine plant there . |
| 5 | Migration may have been a factor in the 1920s , though the level of net migration from Britain was somewhat less than it had been in the previous two decades . |
| 6 | But scientists in the commission argue that Britain 's opposition since the start has been a factor in the delays . |
| 7 | But , he added , ‘ we could have been a factor in the , failure of Super-SARA . |
| 8 | Whilst learning to take the rough and the smooth of rugby fortunes with a philosophic air , Townsend has already reacted to criticism with refinements to his play that have been a factor in his selection for Australia : ‘ I tend to pay heed more to criticism than to praise . |
| 9 | As Shahid himself admits , the sight of Ian Salisbury wheeling away so productively at Lord 's might have been a factor in this sudden show of faith . |
| 10 | The source of ivory may well have been a factor in reserving it very largely to symbolic rather than practical use . |
| 11 | The military involvement of the northern Angles against the Picts may have been a factor in the success of Wulfhere 's coup in Mercia in 658 or 659 and in the disintegration thereafter of Oswiu 's southern imperium . |
| 12 | 730 onwards , this could have been a factor in the aggressive policies of Aethelbald in southern England at this time . |
| 13 | Such conditions are all too rare today ( works bought for public institutions like the Tate disappear from view for decades together ) , and it must have been a factor in the decision of some artists to give in the first place . |
| 14 | It may have been a factor in leading a plaintiff to sue in the county court rather than the High Court when his or her claim lay within its jurisdiction . |
| 15 | Gould this liberal press have been a factor in the very high vote among the Berlin bourgeoisie for the left-liberal Freisinnige Volkspartei in the years immediately before World War I ? |
| 16 | From the end of the fifteenth century she had been a factor in European diplomacy . |
| 17 | It does not have to be the only thing which persuaded him to do so but it does have to have been a factor in influencing him . |
| 18 | The violence began on June 4 in the city of Osh , which had a majority Uzbek population , sparked off by a dispute over the use of farmland for housing ( the scarcity of housing in Central Asia had become a major political issue in recent years , and had already been a factor in ethnic violence between Uzbeks and Meskhetians in the nearby Fergana valley in June 1989 , and in rioting in Tadjikistan in February 1990 — see pp. 36744-45 ; 37256-57 ) . |
| 19 | Later in the month , however , agreements were reached which pre-emptied a crisis although discontent in the military remained and had been a factor in Enrico de Melo 's resignation as Defence Minister at the beginning of the year [ for which see p. 37197 ] . |
| 20 | The authorities denied that " ethnic rivalry " had been a factor in rioting in the town of Labe in Middle Guinea region on Oct. 29 , 1989 , in which six people were killed and the town 's police station was set on fire . |
| 21 | A perceived lack of response may have been a factor in the withdrawal of these patients , but deterioration of eczema was the principal reason for withdrawal in only 8 patients , 7 of whom were assessed at least once on treatment . |
| 22 | They also believe that their poor accomodation may have been a factor in loosing the baby . |
| 23 | Confession had not been a factor in the slowness of Pétain 's promotion in the way that it had checked the career of Foch , de Castelnau and other ardent Catholics ; indeed , Pétain could boast that he had not been to Mass for thirty years , so on this score alone he should have been earmarked , as things stood , for rapid advancement . |
| 24 | Moreover it is difficult , if not impossible , to determine whether the third defendant and the third party are liable in respect of the same damage until there has been a trial in order to determine what , if any , damage they are each liable for . |
| 25 | In the UK , there has been a revival in the traditional art of sausage-making and strict regulations now dictate the maximum quantity of cereal filler allowed in the not-so-humble British banger . |
| 26 | Although this is generally considered a thing of the past , there has been a revival in the popularity of the solidly built , veneered Thirties suite with its square lines . |
| 27 | He says that there 's been a revival in the popularity of stuffed animals . |
| 28 | There has also been a change in mood about nationalization . |
| 29 | FROM the way Soviet soldiers sometimes carry on , you would think they had not heard there had been a change in Germany . |
| 30 | A spokeswoman said : ‘ Although some staff have been allowed to take unpaid leave before , there has been a change in emphasis . |