Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] been a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Japanese society has evolved singular features , which must be understood in the context of a very particular historical development , in which a profound sense of uniqueness , separateness and isolation has been a major element . |
| 62 | Environmentalists recall that , since 1975 , Ruckelshaus has been a senior vice-president of the Weyerhaeuser Company of Tacoma , Washington — a timber corporation that has had disagreements with the EPA . |
| 63 | The effect has been a rapid growth in both consumer incomes and consumption opportunities . |
| 64 | There has been some rebuilding on the site , but the effect has been a massive reduction in residential densities . |
| 65 | The effect has been a dramatic speed-up of evolution . |
| 66 | This question of pre-versus postsynaptic plasticity has been a major source of polemic in recent years , but with most theoreticians favouring the postsynaptic side as the main site of plasticity . |
| 67 | It will not surprise you to learn that Eugene Wigner has been a leading proponent of this view . |
| 68 | For those who are capable of learning how to modify diet and insulin dose to suit prevailing circumstances and want to do so , the ability to determine their own blood glucose has been a major step forward , permitting more satisfactory glycaemic control and a more adventurous approach to many activities ( Skyler et al , 1978 ; Sonksen et al , 1978 ; Walford et al , 1978 ) . |
| 69 | The British obsession with betting on homes has been a prime cause of Britain 's boom-bust cycles . |
| 70 | ‘ In all those years the Echo has been a necessary part of a busy daily life and even more so in retirement . |
| 71 | where There , the growth of Milton Keynes has been a major factor , but smaller towns have also felt the pressures of development . |
| 72 | There is not much doubt that in the past direct mail has been a blunt instrument and often still is . |
| 73 | The welfare of these hens has been a controversial issue for many years , and for the past five years we in the Department of Animal Husbandry have been conducting research into ways of improving their welfare . |
| 74 | Gooch 's biography has been a long time coming but Ivo Tennant has been thorough in his survey of hitherto uncharted waters , and the wait has been worthwhile . |
| 75 | Unlike most European countries where a close association between unions and political parties has been a longstanding phenomenon , US unions have little close and direct connection with political parties and have relied very heavily on collective bargaining rather than political activity as the means of achieving their ends . |
| 76 | The weak tradition of trade unionism in Texas has been a major cause for the profession of the prison officer to develop in a very different way from in Europe . |
| 77 | An educational spin-off from The Culture Club has been a developing liaison with local schools such as Eston Park in the town . |
| 78 | With Craig McDermott unable to join the county and Paul Jarvis 's constitution again proving tender , skipper Martyn Moxon admits that Robinson 's penetration has been a valuable factor in Yorkshire 's progress this season . |
| 79 | There are enough good , specific reference sources available these days for the captions to have been a great deal more informative ; even at this very reasonable price the reader has a right to expect less of the hard work to be left up to him . |
| 80 | The point that the king was out hunting is not insignificant : hunting was an appropriate pastime for kings , and Guntram is known from Gregory to have been a keen huntsman . |
| 81 | Over the years her religion had been a great comfort to her . |
| 82 | Roz Hatch had been a real looker in her time , and the family portrait said one thing to Cowley above all else : we stick together . |
| 83 | Bluebeard had been a private joke — an exclamation she had been unable to stifle as they 'd rounded the cliff at the head of the valley and she had got her first glimpse of the imposing turreted Castell Rocamar . |
| 84 | In ‘ The Decline of the English Murder ’ he argued that whereas in the past murder had been a serious business involving strong personal commitments and emotions , it had now become an almost casual affair informed by ‘ the anonymous life of dance-halls and the false values of the American film ’ . |
| 85 | Many , probably the great majority of the population , were convinced by 1939 if not before that the Jews had been a harmful influence in German society , and that it would be better if those still remaining left ( or were forced to leave ) as soon as possible . |
| 86 | Old Eddie Mosse had been a strange man to come out of Paradise Street . |
| 87 | THE OPENING ceremony had been a great success . |
| 88 | To make the most of beneficial planetary influences had been a principal object of Marsilio Ficino ( 1433–99 ) , one of the first scholars to give the practice of magic the semblance of respectability . |
| 89 | Her engagement had been a bitter mistake , but it had at least taught her a lesson in preserving her invulnerability , instead of charging into things with unbridled optimism . |
| 90 | Friday had been a busy day . |