Example sentences of "[noun] have been [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The neutralisation technique has been validated by double blind randomised trials , including food trials showing its effectiveness in preventing symptoms.Studies that failed to show effects evaluated the provocation of symptoms by food extracts ( not part of the standard technique ) ; that cited by Kay was also faulty in many respects and gave a wrong definition of the end point .
2 Although this waveform detection technique has been discussed with particular reference to a three.phase variable.reluctance motor , it should be apparent that the method can be applied to any motor in which the motional voltage influences the current waveform .
3 In recent years , moreover , a growing proportion of total grant has been contributed by specific grants ( 17.6 per cent in England , 1981 /2 ; 25.6 per cent in 1987/8 ) , which — being tied , unlike block grant , to specific services — leave authorities with less discretion to determine spending priorities .
4 Their grant has been frozen in real terms at much below the level at which they could expect to survive on it ; they have been denied entitlement to income support , housing benefits and rebates ; there are no jobs with which they can supplement their incomes during vacations ; and those who find themselves desperately hard up discover , when they turn to the hardship fund , that it has already been exhausted .
5 Traditionally , however , videoconferencing has been associated with huge multinationals , permanent videoconferencing suites equipped like television studios and expensive dedicated broadband or satellite links .
6 Further evidence suggesting a positive link has been demonstrated in other cross-sectional studies ( New et al , 1963 ; Ahuja et al , 1969 ; Santen et al , 1972 ; Albrink , 1974 ; Lamda et al , 1974 ; Reckless et al , 1978 ; Seviour et al , 1985 ) .
7 A press release from Fender Musical Instruments Corporation informs us that a settlement has been reached during preliminary legal proceedings against G&L Music Sales for ‘ direct infringement ’ in the use of the Fender name and trademarks .
8 Hair has been styled with Sculpting Wax from Clynol 's Salon Formula range .
9 Kingsholm has been starved of good tries this season so the locals must have really enjoyed this one …
10 It also reminds Beijing that permission has been refused for local protesters to erect a replica Statue of Democracy on a permanent site .
11 Special provision has been made for handicapped access , and in addition the museum now boasts an auditorium , and greater accessibility to the reserve collections .
12 Imaginative provision has been made for wheelchair-bound bird watchers at the Rutland Water Nature Reserve .
13 7.2.1 At present , general practitioners are free to refer to the hospital and consultant of their choice , although in practice this freedom has been restricted in recent years , partly because of health authorities ' reluctance to accept cross-boundary patients .
14 The measures , including the abolition of petroleum revenue tax , on new oil and gas projects has been welcomed by British Petroleum which said that the changes should encourage investment in large fields , such as its recent find west of Shetland .
15 While a mean right ear advantage has been correlated with left hemisphere dominance for speech as determined by the Wada sodium amytal test ( Kimura , 1961a ; Tsunoda , 1975 ) the validity of dichotic ear asymmetry as an index of cerebral speech representation in individual subjects is questionable .
16 To some extent this latter advantage has been eroded in recent years by the tendency to go for late bookings , at least by the ‘ experienced ’ holiday-maker .
17 According to Channel 4 TV 's Dispatches , contamination has been found in private groundwater supplies used by food and drink manufacturers .
18 The decision has been made on financial conditions and not to meet the needs of the team .
19 Chief executive , Bryan Sanderson , said that the ‘ necessity for cost reduction has been accelerated by deteriorating petrochemicals environment ’ .
20 A great deal of progress has been made on equal rights .
21 Though some progress has been made towards common accounts , differences are unlikely to be ironed out worldwide for decades .
22 Early television cameras were large and the image of poor quality , but much progress has been made in recent years .
23 Nevertheless , much progress has been made in recent years .
24 Despite this apparent lack of official enthusiasm , progress has been made in other areas .
25 By such methods , considerable progress has been made in certain respects by women 's , environmental and minority groups .
26 We should , perhaps , not be surprised that such modest progress has been made in improving prison conditions since John Howard 's time .
27 Considerable progress has been made in improving air quality in the United States during the past few decades but greater improvement is still needed ( figure 8.13 ) .
28 However , very little progress has been made in leading children towards conventionally accepted explanations .
29 Thus research into colonic motor function remains a challenging and potentially rewarding area where progress has been facilitated by recent technological advances .
30 The chairman of the action group has already met with Malcolm Rifkind , Secretary of State for Scotland , pamphlets have been issued to all houses in Juniper Green and Baberton Mains , another public meeting will be called and a plea has been made for wholehearted support by writing letters of objection .
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