Example sentences of "been a [adj] political [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Because of its pivotal role in sustaining the apartheid system , education has always been a central political issue , and is perceived by all parties to the conflict as a terrain over which political struggle occurs .
2 Has it been a distinctive political culture , citizens being prepared to acquiesce in and , when called on , to support the demands made of them by government ?
3 It seems that the policy of Exclusion , which had first been raised in 1673 , and which had been a major political goal of the first Whigs , had at last come to fruition .
4 The building of the new theatre , replacing the old Playhouse , had been a long-running political battle .
5 Reagan 's aptitude in front of the television camera , his ability to project a positive image , has been a priceless political asset .
6 Just four years after Charles 's death , Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims , who had been an important political figure throughout Charles 's reign ( though not consistently close to him ) , wrote a treatise , The Government of the Palace , for the young King Carloman , Charles 's grandson , and lent it an air of authority by claiming to incorporate the work of Abbot Adalard of Corbie , who had died nearly sixty years before .
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