Example sentences of "has [been] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years , however , the canine colon has become a standard model for colonic motility studies and , although it displays some kinds of contractile activity not seen in man , it has been useful for investigating neuropharmacological interactions . |
| 2 | Er , if the person er is sitting watching the television and er has been awake for several hours then we are at a disadvantage . |
| 3 | One has been convinced for some time that the idea was to take Weir in the guise of a No 6 . |
| 4 | Not much has been made of this migration , some ethnic tension apart , and even less of the fact that in the years since the second world war it has been essential for western European economic life . |
| 5 | Again , he has been prepared to be physical when the necessity arose while his choice of options has been admirable for one so short of international experience . |
| 6 | The year has been good for programme sales , particularly overseas where sales increased more than a half to £18.8m . |
| 7 | ‘ The positive image has been good for business , ’ Norton says . |
| 8 | It has been good for both business and charity : since its launch in late 1988 , more than 300,000 cardholders have been recruited , and an estimated £2 million has been donated to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund , the British Heart Foundation and Mencap . |
| 9 | Whenever Keith has been good for a day Mr Smith should watch a programme on the television with him . |
| 10 | Keith says Shaunagh has been good for him . |
| 11 | On balance , I believe that Britain 's membership of the EEC has been of some benefit in terms of the home market which she has gained and will continue to gain as and when her partners honour their commitments to complete the Single Market ; however , as should be clear from the figures quoted in Chapter 5 , the assertion that EEC membership has been good for Britain is open to question . |
| 12 | What is beyond question is that British membership has been good for the EEC ; not only do British taxpayers and consumers bear the cost of the CAP , the CFP , the Common External Tariff and the Cohesion budget , but Britain constitutes an artificial captive market for the exporters of the Eleven . |
| 13 | Furthermore , it has been good for morale to have an ongoing project , the success of which has not been tied to the everyday ups and downs in the hurly-burly of school life . |
| 14 | He said : ’ I 'm aware that what we 're saying may be used but we do believe it is the most energising thing that has happened in my 21 years as a GP It has been good for care , public health and management . ’ |
| 15 | Erm and if it 's not it 's er I 'm not going to deny the fact that some people say you know this has been good for me for the last eighteen months erm I 'm er I 'm used to being self employed I 'm going to stay that way but I 'm looking at other avenues . |
| 16 | The continuing strength of the dollar has been good for the group , as many shipbuilding and most shipping contracts are priced in dollars , and both Finland and Norway have gained a competitive edge against both the US and Germany . |
| 17 | However , if the house has been unoccupied for some time , the boards will need to be conditioned with water — this method can also help to flatten wavy boards . |
| 18 | The post has been vacant for months and the lack of suitable candidates puzzled officials as the job proved the starting point for such politicians as Mr Chris Patten , Mr Iain Macleod and Mr Reginald Maudling . |
| 19 | The post has been vacant for months and the lack of suitable candidates puzzled officials as the job proved the starting point for such politicians as Mr Chris Patten , Mr Iain Macleod and Mr Reginald Maudling . |
| 20 | The other important sub-sect to figure prominently in recent biblical scholarship has been familiar for a long time , but under a different name . |
| 21 | Depo-Provera has been available for short-term use in Britain since 1978 . |
| 22 | This facility has been available for most of the season running on certain days of the week using a vintage bus supplied by the Wilts and Dorset Bus Company . |
| 23 | Demand for the new product , which has been available for around a year under MS-DOS , is apparently spiralling with orders received so far from British Telecommunications Plc , Sun Alliance , Citibank and retailer The Body Shop . |
| 24 | In most languages with writing systems alphabetic fingerspelling has been available for over two hundred years . |
| 25 | We have described this process earlier ( chapter 6 ) , and it seems to occur in every case where fingerspelling has been available for some time and there has been a strong hearing influence . |
| 26 | IBIsys has been available for four years and has around 15,000 customers scattered across Italy , Europe , Canada , South Africa and Australia . |
| 27 | N. American Star has been available for a few years here in the UK . |
| 28 | Thus a verdict at an inquest of natural causes aggravated by lack of care has been available for many years . |
| 29 | Groups of bed-sitters with communal lounge facilities have been tried , and in some places the shared lounge has been available for social facilities for the old people of the neighbourhood . |
| 30 | You must have been sold old stock , Robert — a driver for the BJ-10E has been available for at least eight months . |