Example sentences of "has become a [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Writing in 1947 , Hogg ( later Lord Hailsham ) , presenting the Conservative Party case against the reforms introduced by the Labour government , felt that the rate of income tax ‘ has become a potent cause of social harm as well as a source of revenue ’ . |
| 2 | The smuggling of aliens , he says , has become a new source of money for the gangs ‘ and they are growing bolder by the month . ’ |
| 3 | Recording the fetal heart rate has become a fixed feature of intrapartum care ; we need to reconsider and remember that it is an extremely limited method for assessing the health of the fetus . |
| 4 | As a result of the microcomputer revolution , electronic data processing has become a familiar feature of research in most humanities disciplines . |
| 5 | It has become a familiar complaint of managers this season , dissatisfied that the ‘ brave new world ’ of the Premier League merely offers them the same problems as the old . |
| 6 | In more recent times , migration from Mexico , Latin America and the West Indies has become a general source of such labour . |
| 7 | During the last few years the EMS has become a central plank of EC policy , and Economic and MOnetary Union has become the linchpin of the project for European Union constitutionalized in the Treaty on European Union . |
| 8 | But since then , 27-year-old Hall capped 21 times has become a central part of Wales ' dramatic recent resurgence . |
| 9 | Yet even those people who have regarded work purely as an economic activity will discover that the workplace , and/or work itself , has become a central feature of their lives . |
| 10 | The 38-year-old Methodist son of a Ghanaian cabinet Minister , Mr Boateng is a former solicitor who has become a strong supporter of Mr Kinnock 's leadership since becoming an MP . |
| 11 | Their river habitat east of Quebec city has become a chemical soup of pollutants which probably causes a failure of their immune system or leads to a variety of other diseases such as bladder and other cancers , hepatitis , and perforated ulcers . |
| 12 | It has become a sad fact of life that during the months that follow Christmas even more animals require food and shelter as they have , through no fault of their own , outgrown their novelty attraction . |
| 13 | The model which they developed has become a valued tool of analysis in both academic and professional circles . |
| 14 | More recently , however , Liberal Theology has become a recognised description of the Ritschlian school , and it is in that sense that it is used here . ) |
| 15 | Booth-capturing is no longer seen as an outrage and has become a normal part of electoral strategy , particularly in lawless Bihar . |
| 16 | Europe , and particularly Britain , has become a close tapestry of intensive agriculture with small pockets of natural habitat . |
| 17 | Behaviour has become a mechanical outcome of internal physiological and external physical and social forces . |
| 18 | For instance , the high rate of scientific and technological development in the field of semiconductors during the past two or three decades has meant that technological forecasting has become a crucial part of sales and market forecasting for companies manufacturing electronic and telecommunication products , computers etc . |
| 19 | The role of civilian experts , ranging from police to specialists in elections and administration , has become a crucial part of the UN peace-keeping package . |
| 20 | The creation and use of computerised databases has become a key feature of the international information economy . |
| 21 | The Platinum Award has become a regular feature of Edinburgh College of Art 's jewellery curriculum and for several years students from the section have made it to the finals — frequently winning at least one of the prizes . |
| 22 | In the human context , this threat-stare has become a regular ritual of major boxing matches . |
| 23 | Ever since Lord Bryce wrote his seminal work in the 1950s on the decline of the legislature in modern democracies , it has become a casual article of faith that parliaments , including Westminster , have become ever more supine in the face of all-powerful governments . |
| 24 | As concern has grown over lake acidification in diverse parts of Europe and North America during the last 20 years , the influence of changes in land use has become a prominent part of the debate . |
| 25 | Privatisation has become a major plank of the Conservative government 's programme . |
| 26 | Privatization of public corporations has become a major feature of Conservative policy . |
| 27 | It might be noted at this point that in recent years there has been a dramatic growth in the volume of business conducted in the interbank market and this has become a major source of liquidity for banks . |
| 28 | Now that many previously rich Arab states are virtually spent-up , oil has become a major method of paying for weapons . |
| 29 | The interpretation of the events of 1868 has become a major topic of controversy among historians of Japan . |
| 30 | In what has become a classic description of this unpleasant and unstable world , in which peaceful planning and long-term effort is pointless , Hobbes says that : |