Example sentences of "[Wh det] has [been] [verb] by a " in BNC.

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1 This random sample will cover more than 10pc of the population of the inner city area which has been hit by a number of social and economic problems .
2 A village which has been hit by a big increase in crime has become the first in Britain to install video cameras on its roads .
3 For my purposes , it suffices if I say that one of the questions was whether an original lessee is liable to pay a rent which has been increased by a variation in the terms of the lease reached between the assignee and the landlord .
4 The group was formed by the concerted actions of a few individuals in the area of the Yellow Creek , near Middlesboro , Kentucky in an attempt to clean up and prevent further pollution in their local stream which has been contaminated by a local tannery sending the untreated waste from its chemical processing into the sewage treatment plant of the city of Middlesboro .
5 For a country which has been disabled by a generation of violence , forgetting may be impossible .
6 As the 3,200 workers leave the works for an uncertain future , British Steel will begin cooling down its three blast furnaces in a risky operation which has been attacked by a cross-party alliance , including the Scottish Secretary , Mr Malcolm Rifkind .
7 That scheme rests upon an interpretation of liberal ideals and the justice of the market order for the distribution of wealth and power which has been overshadowed by a rival interpretation of liberalism and a redefinition of legitimate market relations .
8 As a matter of principle , the bank in such circumstances should not be entitled to rely on the transaction and this is the view which has been taken by a series of authorities going back to the beginning of this century .
9 Nevertheless , this year 's rally looks set to gain from the St Lucia connection , which has been cemented by a three-year contract .
10 Yves Rocher 's Massage Glove , £9.95 a desc with rounded spokes and a handle which has been designed by a physiotherapist and promises an effective massage .
11 They have been replaced in many areas by an urban , overwhelmingly middle-class population which has been attracted by a combination of cheap housing ( until the late 1960s ) and by an idealized view of rural life which their ownership of a car has at last allowed them to indulge .
12 The distinction between implicit and explicit aspects is not a clear-cut one , which has been established by a sharp definition .
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