Example sentences of "[noun] have been [verb] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Stalin had been hoping that British and American forces would be used to create a ‘ second front ’ on the main continent of Europe and by now he had convinced himself that the United States and Britain were deliberately delaying the creation of the ‘ second front ’ so that the Russian forces would be weakened by allowing the major part of the German forces to continue to oppose them on the eastern front .
2 In questioning the assumption that public bureaucracies are apolitical , the point has been to show that public servants are involved and influential in the making of political choices ( Smith 1976 , pp. 100–9 ; Etzioni-Halevy 1983 , pp. 144–58 ) .
3 It appears from experiments in which platelet-membrane fractions have been separated that thromboxane synthesis is associated with intracellular membranes known as dense tubular membranes ( Carey et al , 1982 ) .
4 The group have been told that European funds are available for the next stage , which will be a further and more detailed study .
5 For this reason fears have been expressed that rising house prices pose a major threat to price stability generally .
6 Allegations have been made that successful convictions in a number of key murder trials have been dependent upon confession evidence which has been improperly obtained during police interrogation .
7 Concern has been expressed that mental impairment might also occur in otherwise healthy people with HIV infection .
8 A broadening of AHDS eligibility is now proposed in the EEC 's agricultural structures review but much concern has been expressed that small farms could then be intensified , exacerbating the current conflict .
9 THE Government has been warned that skilled staff at an Army office in Chester will refuse a move to Scotland .
10 But at least the people of Limoges had been reminded that royal favour and displeasure were worthy of consideration .
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