Example sentences of "[adv] been [vb pp] [prep] the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Particularly important were his decision to tie Germany into the Atlantic Alliance externally and his demonstration that the ‘ social market economy ’ could work internally. : both policies had eventually been accepted by the SPD opposition , thus providing a fundamental consensus between the major parties regarding the shape of West Germany . |
| 2 | Significant finds have since been made in the Urals and South Africa . |
| 3 | He was within 18 months of retirement and has since been elected to the UK Central Council for Nursing , the profession 's regulatory body . |
| 4 | Some of the report 's recommendations have since been implemented by the Hong Kong authorities but AI continues to call for each asylum-seeker to receive legal advice at all stages of the process and to receive an oral hearing when appealing against refusal of refugee status . |
| 5 | A strong lobby within the Labour Party was urging more open government and greater access to official information on the lines of the Freedom of Information Act which has since been implemented in the United States . |
| 6 | The last of the modern illuminated cars is a frigate , based originally on H.M.S. Blackpool , which has since been sold to the New Zealand navy ! |
| 7 | He next bestowed on his favourites all those offices that had hitherto been held by the Woodvilles , thus weakening their position and strengthening his own . |
| 8 | The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( known as Transjordan until 1949 ) formally attained full independence in 1946 , having hitherto been administered by the United Kingdom under a League of Nations mandate . |
| 9 | Most significant of all has been the fact that it is now possible for banks to engage in a full range of securities related business along the same lines as the German universal banks , a practice which had hitherto been avoided in the UK through the imposition of self-imposed constraints . |
| 10 | An inquiry was opened to ascertain why the accident had occurred when both ships had apparently been warned by the West German coastguard that they were on a collision course . |
| 11 | The Institute had hoped that the Department of Trade and Industry would replace the existing Companies Act legislation with new provisions based on the Directives , but this route has apparently been dismissed by the DTI in its consultative document on implementation , because it would require primary legislation . |
| 12 | A campaign by environmental groups to shield the fragile Mojave and Sonoran deserts from the impact of mining , ranching , military and off-road use has long been opposed by the Reagan and Bush administrations and by the lobbying interests of the people who work and play in the desert . |
| 13 | It has long been recognized in the United States that there are difficulties in getting old agencies to implement new policies . |
| 14 | The site has long been identified with the Durobrivae of the Antonine Itinerary and the Ravenna Cosmography , and its name is further recorded on several mortarium stamps . |
| 15 | The one at Marham in Norfolk incorporates a World War One aeroplane of unspecified type and that at Upwood the Canberra which has for so long been associated with the RAF station . |
| 16 | While the venerable AT–6 had long been used as the Hollywood Zeke , its resemblance to the real thing was marginal at best . |
| 17 | They finally ousted the vicious Arena regime , which had long been backed by the US , ending a three-decade battle for social justice . |
| 18 | It appears that regulation has not been tightened after the Barlow Clowes affair , nor have the lessons been learned . |
| 19 | Coaching , however , has not been developed in the UK as much as it should have been . |
| 20 | According to the official statement the process was delayed because the census had still to be completed and the election code had not been adopted by the HCR . |
| 21 | A European Commission statement issued on Oct. 8 on behalf of the European Communities ( EC ) warned that this extension of the existing 30-year US embargo " had the potential to cause grave damage to the transatlantic relationship " , adding that it could not accept that " the USA unilaterally determines and restricts EC economic and commercial relations with any foreign nation which has not been designated by the UN as a threat to peace or order " . |
| 22 | He said that the matter had not been raised in the JLG , and threatened that China would not honour the contract . |
| 23 | ‘ A foreign government which has not been recognised by the United Kingdom Government as either de jure or de facto government has no locus standi in the English courts . |
| 24 | ( 3 ) they were drawn from different library divisions and included two divisions whose schools had not been represented in the Major Project evaluation sample ; |
| 25 | While celebrating the first occasion since the Spanish occupation of 1571 on which foreign troops had not been based in the Philippines , the country 's President , Fidel Ramos , expressed the hope that his country could develop " even stronger ties with the USA " following the withdrawal . |
| 26 | After the Jennetts incident , John Lawrence , who had written the critical report on the Authority 's attitude , declared his disappointment that increased safety and greater openness had not been implemented since the Camelford incident . |
| 27 | The difficulties have not been restricted to the U.K. It is a world recession , although the U.K. happens to be deeper in it than other countries , ’ he says . |
| 28 | Submarine fans have not been found in the Plattendolomit but by analogy with the Z2 Carbonate , it is possible that these may be found in areas where the Z3 Carbonate reaches exceptional thickness . |
| 29 | All description and information on hotels , guest houses , selfcatering and activity holidays in this brochure are supplied by the individual establishments and have not been verified by the Brighton Arts and Leisure Service or the Hove Leisure Service Departments . |
| 30 | Interest has not been confined to the UK ; overseas groups and colleges have expressed a wish to use the material , and Norwich City College , our principle international centre , has assessed the material for use by candidates around the world . |