Example sentences of "been strongly [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ITTO 's failure to control the Sarawak situation has been strongly criticized by environmentalists , who claim that the state 's latest proposal to reduce logging is too little , too late . |
| 2 | An agreement by which peat will continue to be extracted from a site of special scientific interest ( SSSI ) has been strongly criticized by environmentalists . |
| 3 | NAFTA has been strongly criticized by environmentalists on the grounds that it will lead to " dirty " US industries moving into Mexico to take advantage of that country 's more relaxed environmental standards , and that other environmental considerations for all three countries will be sacrificed for the principle of free trade at any cost . |
| 4 | While little detailed work has been undertaken to date on the nature of these population movements , preliminary research carried out by the investigator in Costa Rica in 1987 with support from the Nuffield Foundation suggests that migration patterns have been strongly differentiated along lines of gender : whereas men have tended to migrate out of Guanacastle , at least on a temporary basis , many women appear to have moved permanently to towns within the region itself . |
| 5 | The plans had been strongly opposed by environmentalists , who warned that the project would damage the richly-diverse Lacandona rainforest , and that nearby Mayan archaeological sites might be flooded . |
| 6 | Scarborough Council 's tourism committee is planning to remodel or replace the feature which has been strongly opposed by conservationists in Whitby , claiming it is out of character with its heritage . |
| 7 | Recent reorganisations have been strongly influenced by discussions about the appropriate size that would enable a local authority to accept particular responsibilities . |
| 8 | Our thinking on mental hospitals has been strongly influenced by studies in which researchers pretended to be mentally ill , and in a television programme broadcast last week in Britain a reporter pretended to be homeless and schizophrenic to illustrate the bleak reality of being mentally ill and homeless ( p 726 ) . |
| 9 | The broad aims of the team have been strongly influenced by statements of service principles devised by a Regional consortium of local authorities , in which the team 's social services manager plays a prominent role . |
| 10 | OLIVER Twist tales of hungry children being fed and clothed by North-East schools have been strongly denied by teachers . |
| 11 | On the other hand , the system has been strongly conditioned by pressures and demands placed upon it . |