Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] has been [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Energy in one form or another has been invested in it to get it up there .
2 Where this has been done in the UK these natural monopolies are called nationalized industries , and we discuss them more fully in the next chapter .
3 The last words in the manual before the index read ( p 232 ) : ‘ By legal definition , correct first aid practice is that which has been approved by the Voluntary Aid Societies for publication in this book , where this has been used in the training of the First Aider . ’
4 I think that 's a very good question , I think though that that has been looked at very very thoroughly by the County Council , and certainly there are only a very limited number of options available around York which would actually meet the needs of York .
5 There is no doubt that that has been happening in the country at large and that they have now been rumbled .
6 We have seen in this chapter that little has been achieved in British residential areas in terms of safer and more attractive environments .
7 The United Kingdom is a signatory to both the Convention ( 1951 ) and the Covenant ( 1976 ) although neither has been incorporated into our domestic law .
8 Although this has been offset in sterling terms by the devaluation of sterling against the dollar , this is less significant to LASMO than to some other companies , given that a high proportion of its costs are denominated in dollars .
9 Although this has been seen as a crucial error on the emperor 's part , he may not have been wrong in his assessment of his magister militum .
10 And make no mistake , although this has been introduced in a piecemeal and seemingly haphazard manner , it is in effect a well thought out policy , with the strategy coming from the Tory think-tanks and implemented with gusto by their close friends and allies in both public and private industry .
11 The Board has achieved a measure of success although this has been boosted by the development of North Sea Oil .
12 Nevertheless , in case I seem to be just er avoiding the question , er I would have to say that this has been asked for before and we have resisted time and again , that 's the history of the matter , on the grounds that what these parents are really asking for is baptism and it 's our opportunity to er , to speak in these terms er and it 's a gold golden opportunity if they actually come to us .
13 Critics also argue that this has been compounded by a policy which has unfairly favoured the private sector in preference to the public sector .
14 The way that this has been done in the past is the subject of the next chapter ; the way that it might be done in the future is the justification for this book .
15 It is essential that you check that this has been done before attempting to start the engine , otherwise a nasty accident could result .
16 There was , however , ‘ increasing concern [ in Europe ] about the role of soil acidification ’ ( it was not mentioned that this has been caused by air pollution ) .
17 Eugene Fife , chairman of Goldman Sachs International , said : ‘ We have constantly maintained that Goldman Sachs did not manipulate the securities market and we are very pleased that this has been confirmed in the independent review undertaken by the Stock Exchange . ’
18 Suppose that the actual inflation rate is 10 per cent and that this has been expected by all economic agents , with the result that it has been fully accounted for in wage bargaining , in the activities of borrowing and lending and in the tax system .
19 Respondents to that paper were generally supportive of its main framework , so this has been retained in the FRED .
20 Once this has been achieved in animals it will be tried with patients .
21 Although much has been made of the fact that Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott did n't become the first overseas player to represent the county , Indian batsman Sachin Tedulkar confirms a long term policy : overseas players are now welcome in Yorkshire cricket .
22 Although much has been learned in England about producing better wine from the Müller-Thurgau , it is in Germany where profits have financed research into better grapes for northern climates .
23 and , and that has been integrated across a county into the establishment which is why I 'm sort of saying
24 and that has been done by a marketing exec who goes round the country contracting with those clients .
25 Gilligan identifies a theme of social concern and non-violence that is found mainly in women 's moral reasoning , and that has been ignored in previous descriptions of sex differences in this area .
26 And that has been determined by our marketing executive who has signed up the estate agent .
27 He said : ‘ This was discussed during the hearing at the House of Lords and it was said that if a case was brought the Attorney General would quash it , and that has been confirmed by lawyers .
28 It is clear that the first year of the scheme has brought a wide range of benefits to patients , and that has been confirmed by independent evaluation by Professor Glennerster at the London school of economics .
29 He said : ‘ This was discussed during the hearing at the House of Lords and it was said that if a case was brought the Attorney-General would quash it and that has been confirmed by lawyers .
30 At the Great Parndon Neighbourhood Committee members requested that our building control service being used er , the developers throughout the scheme , and that has been taken on board and Moat are perfectly happy for that to happen .
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