Example sentences of "[noun] has been [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another change has been extensive draining of moorland ( Stewart and Lance , 1983 ) and this allied to increased sheep numbers and other factors ( Anderson and Yalden , 1981 ) has led not only to a decrease in moorland vegetation but to a reduction in wildlife , notably grouse . |
| 2 | A second legacy of Tiananmen has been increasing tension over the course of Hong Kong 's political development , with just six months remaining before China 's parliament is due to enact the mini-constitution , or Basic Law , setting out the pattern of post-1997 government . |
| 3 | The top rated American TV programme has been beguiling children for the last 13 years . |
| 4 | Europe 's regional economic development programme has been designated objective to status to Plymouth . |
| 5 | Since the acquisition of Mercia Weavers by the Stoddard Group in 1988 , Ronnie has been Chief Designer of the Runcorn Studio which specializes in Contract carpeting . |
| 6 | One of the world 's greatest classical violinists has been surprising audiences at a top JAZZ club . |
| 7 | An additional complication to Rugby 's future has been legal writs for damages by Mal Malik , a former Coventry and Rugby flank-forward . |
| 8 | The running of multiple sessions has been another means of saving which , though not always a problem , has led to truncated teaching sessions , late-coming and absenteeism on the part of teachers and pupils . |
| 9 | The effect of falling school rolls and DES cuts in teacher-training quotas has been some reduction in the numbers of students on courses ; however , recruitment in 1981 was still considerable and , in 1981 , the polytechnics had 1,300 students enrolled on to teacher-training courses . |
| 10 | The disproportionate amount in question has been nearer 10% of the annual budget , in comparison to the 5% that Brown would normally expect to spend in marketing a new hotel . |
| 11 | THINKING , talking and working along European lines has been second nature to Mike Ward for many years now . |
| 12 | The advent of the Reagan administration , and its alliance with the powerful pro-Israeli lobby has been bad news for the UN agencies . |
| 13 | For example , Hans Dietrich Genscher has been Foreign Minister for the last 18 years . |
| 14 | ‘ But if the lad has been any sort of problem in the past I still believe United will get the best out of him and put an end to his wandering . |
| 15 | Since 1990 Dr Hazel has been Managing Director of Oscar Faber TPA , Edinburgh Office . |
| 16 | The only bother he 's had in Lothian Road has been hostile looks from casuals in the Burnt Post bar . |
| 17 | Fred has been encouraging pilferage over a long period . |
| 18 | The consequence has been fierce rivalry between the two in all areas . |
| 19 | Like the other playwrights whose response to Thatcherism and brutality has been some hand-wringing of their own , Barker is too infatuated by his heroine 's strength to humanise her withe vulnerability and too in awe of her for a passionate or coolly detached opposition . |
| 20 | One of the sad side-effects of industrial action during the early years of the implementation of ISS has been that work on improving the teacher-parent partnership has been more neglected by teachers than anyone initially expected . |
| 21 | The event has been 9 months in the making . |
| 22 | Here , the manageress Giovanna has been welcoming guests for 30 years and prides herself on offering a simple , comfortable hotel and a good choice of menu . |
| 23 | Indeed , with the beginnings of credit unions in this country , one group that has shown considerable interest in this development has been this group of lenders whose business has been with poor people . |
| 24 | Apple has been successful selling to schools in other countries , but has so far failed to make an impact in Japan ( apart from selling to private schools ) . |
| 25 | Mr Kaifu has been prime minister since August 1989 . |
| 26 | Rob Wilson 's tackle shop in Brora has been welcoming anglers for more than fifty years . |
| 27 | When I wake up , maybe I 'll find that , like the death of Bobby in Dallas , all the recent news has been some kind of bad dream and that labels like Sarah , Non Fiction , Play It Again Sam and Cooking Vinyl all have bands on Top Of The Pops . |
| 28 | The district has been national finalists in the Britain in Bloom contest in the last four years and this has been achieved by the magnificent floral displays which can be seen throughout the summer months in our area . |
| 29 | Hugh Scrimgeour has been Managing Director of the company since 1991 . |
| 30 | The show 's organisers and officials of the Canadian Hellenic Congress , an organisation of Greeks in Canada , say the exhibition has been five years in the making and that it reflects the excellent cultural ties between Greeks and Canadians . |