Example sentences of "be a [adj] success " in BNC.

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1 But when appear over here they 're a great success .
2 Yet , overall , parole has been a substantial success in terms of successful supervision in the community .
3 Finally , the Gatwick Express service between London ( Victoria ) and Gatwick Airport was launched by InterCity in May 1984 and has been a great success .
4 Since it had been a great success when read aloud to ‘ our local club ’ , Tolkien had absolute confidence in submitting it to the publisher of The Hobbit , Stanley Unwin .
5 THE OPENING ceremony had been a great success .
6 His landscaping at Quernmore Park near Lancaster had been a great success , as was his probable design for Casterton Hall near Kirkby Lonsdale , which looks uncommonly like Leck .
7 At a personal level the visit had obviously been a great success , but Napoleon III came away without any specific extension of the Entente and he left the British Ministers unconvinced of his desire for peace and stability in Europe .
8 THE Brownies ' Hallowe'en party had been a great success Carol had enjoyed every minute of it .
9 THE CAUSE hamper campaign this Christmas has once again been a great success , thanks to the generosity of so many people in our diocese .
10 The visit should have been a great success for both the tall and the short mavericks of the respective alliances .
11 The small orchestra was ‘ feeble ’ , and Mozart wrote sadly to his wife that the concert had been a great success from the point of view of honour and glory , but a complete financial flop .
12 Kate said the evening had been a great success : it received plenty of local press coverage , the Rossendale Group increased its membership , and the Mayor agreed to donate £100 to Amnesty .
13 Deemed to have been a great success , the HAA indicated that this sort of event would become a regular part of their work — being an extension of their long declared task , to increase the fund of knowledge relating to the operation and display of historic aircraft .
14 And a handful of critics is beginning to wonder whether Ireland has not concentrated a little too hard on attracting inward investors at the expense of building a strong home-grown computer and electronics industry : after all , the policy of rallying all centres of higher education to turn out highly-skilled hardware and software engineers has been a great success , but should n't more of those people be working for Irish companies ?
15 His territorial reordering of the 1470s had apparently been a great success , creating a nexus of trusted associates prepared to work in the crown 's interests , while those outside the charmed circle seemed , by the end of the decade , to have acquiesced in their exclusion .
16 All three teachers were adamant that despite the lack of time for consultation , the lack of space and resources and other problems that had nothing to do with the curricular rationale behind the project , it had been a great success .
17 The privatization of industries , ranging from Britoil to British Gas , British Telecom and British Steel , has been a great success , partly because they have touched a public nerve , but also because the share issues have usually been made at below market value .
18 This had been a great success in both countries not only for the deaf but for their hearing fellow citizens , who made " learning sign language " the second most popular study after English in adult education .
19 ‘ Your interviews seem to have been a great success , ’ said Melissa casually as she helped herself to cheese .
20 He had been out and was coming in , although the way he walked suggested that going out had not been a great success , and that not much awaited him at home .
21 I very much agree with my hon. Friend that local management of schools has been a great success .
22 The business sponsorship incentive scheme has been a great success and I am giving further encouragement to sponsorship of the arts by increasing its budget by £1 million a year to £4.5 million .
23 The fiscal incentives for use of unleaded petrol have been a great success .
24 The centre has been a great success since opening its doors a year ago and looks forward to celebrating many more birthdays .
25 His territorial reordering of the 1470s had apparently been a great success , creating a nexus of trusted associates prepared to work in the crown 's interests , while those outside the charmed circle seemed , by the end of the decade , to have acquiesced in their exclusion .
26 JC : Kenneth Green had designed our production of Cosi fan tutte which had been a great success .
27 The Government says it 's been a great success — those living close to its route say its ruined their lives .
28 ‘ The scheme has been a great success — so much so we have decided to continue it , ’ he said .
29 Scotland coach Allan Hosie said the Pacific tour had been a great success considering eight Scots were on the British Lions tour and other players were not able to make the trip .
30 DUNE , Christian Dior 's latest perfume , has been a great success .
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