Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [been] a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hair rig has been a great leveller of angling ability and because on most waters it is self-hooking this can often lead to complacency on the angler 's part . |
| 2 | Belonging to a small community has been a great asset . |
| 3 | The thinning out process has been a great shock to me , I had a higher opinion of working class thought — but it is that where the weakness lies , not in our efforts of propaganda . |
| 4 | With a trading profit for C&P last year of £473 million on sales of £4.2 billion [ 9 per cent up on 1986 ] , there can now be no doubt that the move has been a great success and that the thinking behind it was sound . |
| 5 | The Channel Tunnel has been a great source of work , but not profits , in the last five years . |
| 6 | Playing in this competition has been a great springboard for me . ’ |
| 7 | Finally , to the one person who throughout my life has been a great friend and now my husband , . |
| 8 | Seeing the parachutes back in the air has been a great morale booster for the base . |
| 9 | The centre has been a great success since opening its doors a year ago and looks forward to celebrating many more birthdays . |
| 10 | Since then single malt has been a great success , but Mr Sandy feels that the Treasury is exploiting it : ‘ Of course we were glad that the Chancellor decided not to increase excise on whisky , but last week 's Budget has not made things right . |
| 11 | A gift of £250 from Sir Alan 's will went towards the making of tennis courts , and in due course a Trust Fund was established , of which the School has been a great beneficiary over the years . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ The scheme has been a great success — so much so we have decided to continue it , ’ he said . |
| 14 | The erm the discussion has been a great illumination . |