Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [noun] had [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agricultural export subsidies had been the crucial stumbling block on which this round of GATT talks foundered in December 1990 [ see p. 37930 ] . |
| 2 | The ANY PRINT section had been the judge 's last port of call . |
| 3 | ( In a referendum in 1982 Commonwealth status had been the most popular option ) . |
| 4 | The main stumbling block had been the appointment of its chair [ see pp. 37712 ; 37777 ; 37858 ] , a problem temporarily resolved on Dec. 11 when Prince Norodom Sihanouk , who had hitherto been pressing for the chairmanship , called on the SNC to " stop talking about the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship … and have the 12 SNC members , on an equal footing , work for peace " . |
| 5 | Sources close to the discussions said that the main stumbling block had been the identification of political prisoners [ see below ] . |