Example sentences of "[been] a significant [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Chairman , nineteen eighty nine has been a significant year for the voluntary sector , and we have witnessed some important developments , including the publication of the White Paper , Charities , a Framework for the Future . |
| 2 | Indeed within the housing investment component ( dwellings ) there has also been a significant transfer of resources from the public to the private sector . |
| 3 | The same is true if he wishes to make a plot of the total energy of the aircraft to establish where there has been a significant increase or decrease in thrust or drag . |
| 4 | There has been a significant increase in the amount of sexual violence reported to the police . |
| 5 | It has been found that there has been a significant increase in the villagers ' understanding of all aspects of the disease . |
| 6 | Clearly there appears to have been a significant increase in activity across all age groups , but especially among the older age groups . |
| 7 | As with the use of acute beds there has been a significant increase in utilisation by older people during the years 1976 — 86 . |
| 8 | Intelligence suggested that personnel had recently returned and there had been a significant increase in the number of aircraft seen and in the locations at which they had been sighted . |
| 9 | Yet the proportion of the total population aged 65 and over in this category is estimated from the NDHS for each Authority and is now ten years out of date , during which period there has been a significant increase in the numbers of elderly , including the very old . |
| 10 | The success of Britain ‘ s efforts within Europe can therefore largely be judged in terms of the rate at which trade has expanded between Member States , the extent to which this has been based on free and fair competition , and on whether there has been a significant increase in trade between countries of the EEC and the world outside . |
| 11 | There had been a significant fall in the number of new arrivals since the October agreement — only seven between January and mid-May 1992 , compared with 3,920 in the corresponding period in 1991 . |
| 12 | There had been publicity for occasional outbursts of violence and bad language or for shocking displays of sexuality , but there had never really been a significant breakthrough in terms of outspoken social statement . |
| 13 | Some 24 per cent of children drop out at the transition from primary to secondary school , while at secondary level there has recently been a significant rise in the drop-out rate . |
| 14 | Since the 1960s , there has been a significant rise in the proportions of households containing people living alone and single parents with dependent children . |
| 15 | Yes erm when this policy has been a significant issue in dealing with either the local plan or er |
| 16 | For most of the twentieth century , there has been a significant relationship between class and politics . |
| 17 | Not all can be traced to the Black Death , but it must have been a significant factor . |
| 18 | If these outcomes had not been possible , would protest by sufficient members have been a significant factor in determining that the organisation had acted contrary to its constitutive treaty ? |
| 19 | Lord Salisbury 's active and generous support of the BDA and of the deaf community as a whole has been a significant factor in the development of the Association in recent years . |
| 20 | Nat West says that late payment has recently been a significant factor in the demand for bank finance . |
| 21 | At times taxation may have been a significant factor , either because the barbarians were simply allocated revenue , or , as in the case misrecorded by Fredegar , because Romans gained tax exemption as a result of conceding land to the barbarians . |
| 22 | The Bank has its headquarters in Edinburgh , and in recognition of this , there has always been a significant sponsorship related to the Edinburgh International Festival , invariably intended to maintain the quality of international contribution . |
| 23 | There will no longer be a requirement to include an accountant 's report in listing particulars or circulars unless there has been a significant change in the company 's financial position within the last three financial years , or its accounts in any of those three years have been qualified . |
| 24 | ‘ Because there has n't been a significant act of magic performed on earth in two centuries , ’ was Shales 's reply . |
| 25 | In particular there has been a significant expansion of the ‘ downmarket ’ dailies . |
| 26 | There has been a significant reduction in the numbers of young people placed in residential settings over the past two decades . |
| 27 | More than £150,000 of Northern regional health authority and South West Durham District Heath Authority cash has been allocated towards eliminating two-year waits and there has also been a significant reduction in those waiting between 12 and 23 months . |
| 28 | Increased co-operation between states has been a significant feature of the post-1945 world order , reflecting the reduced ability of states to act autonomously in the global arena . |
| 29 | Personally , I sincerely hope that we will be able to continue with these open lectures , which I think have been a significant feature of the university 's life and of our relationships with the community . |
| 30 | Africa had been a significant part of her life . |