Example sentences of "[noun pl] has been [verb] with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can imagine how severe the reprimand will be for the officer whose disregard of the rules has been decorated with a successful conviction . |
| 2 | Since that time the productivity of the top 20 per cent of farmers has been sustained with a continuous record of technical improvement ; about 40 per cent have maintained a level of productivity which enables them to generate an acceptable income ; and a further 40 per cent have continued to produce enough for their own household 's subsistence requirements . |
| 3 | The widespread acceptance of floating exchange rates has been associated with a period of less favourable economic developments , such as massive payments imbalances arising from large but often irregular oil prices increases , declining commodity prices ( which seriously affect less developed economies ) , high interest rates during the 1980s ( which worsened the debt position of many countries ) , and lower average economic growth compared with the Bretton Woods era . |
| 4 | Intent on fattening its meagre $20m Italian business — in a total computer market of between $20,000m and $30,000m — EDS has been negotiating with a number of companies , including Rome-based Database Informatica SpA , Italy 's third-largest systems house after Finsiel and Olivetti Information Systems , say sources at EDS and Database Informatica . |
| 5 | given to those on state pensions has been met with a resounding raspberry ? |
| 6 | Now this freedom in our eating habits has been complemented with a programme of exercises that actually does something beneficial for both your health and your figure . |
| 7 | The Polytechnic has recently taken the decision to enter the conference market during vacations and the standard of furnishings , fittings and facilities has been improved with a view to attracting this type of business . |