Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [vb -s] been [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underlying the work reorganization in each case has been the exposure of line management and shopfloor workers to market pressures , either by organizational restructuring , as in RX , or , as at Pilkingtons and Ford , through the demonstration effects of large-scale rationalization . |
| 2 | The guiding principle of that research has been the idea that the personality differences partly reflect underlying physiological differences in the brain , each person having a characteristic temperamental make-up that is represented at the biological level as a ‘ type of nervous system ’ . |
| 3 | The forerunner to this change has been the decision of the Jockey Club with its fairly visionary determination to give Sunday racing a kick start with the experimental meetings . |
| 4 | One of the principal means of fulfilling this responsibility has been the development of the concept and practice of ‘ multicultural ’ education , which the Swann Report endorsed . |
| 5 | A welcome innovation in this field has been the production of a catalogue of equipment now issued by Boots the Chemists . |
| 6 | I too had a strong urge to rise up and say , ‘ My lord , this trial has been a farce , and you are the chief clown ! ’ but , I think wisely , refrained . |
| 7 | This case has been the occasion of some powerful comment in the press . |
| 8 | Another change has been the centralisation of the various head office functions into new Glasgow offices , which Sir Lewis hopes will boost staff morale . |
| 9 | This provision has been the subject of wide-ranging criticism ( Norman , 1980 ; Greengross , 1986 ) . |
| 10 | The aim of this study has been the use of in situ hybridisation to detect mRNAs for three specific macrophage products ( lysozyme , interleukin 1Β , tumour necrosis factor α ) in endoscopic biopsies of patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn 's disease . |
| 11 | Whether to reclaim or reject this term has been a matter of some debate in Black communities . ) |
| 12 | A considerable impetus behind this research has been the concern of the DES and HMI to improve the quality of schooling , allied with the efforts of educational researchers and practitioners to tackle the persistent problem of the underachievement of many children attending inner city or urban schools . |
| 13 | The main thread running through this chapter has been the difficulty of testing hypotheses that link the reform of science to the reform of religion . |
| 14 | What has been attempted in this chapter has been the clarification that so far the traditional values of catholic nationalism are still dominant among the Roman catholics of Ireland , even if they are severely contested by a significant minority from among them and lukewarmly subscribed to by a further significant minority . |
| 15 | This programme has been the subject of several pieces of geographical research , notably by Wohlenberg ( 1976a , 1976b , 1976c ) and Kodras ( 1986a ) . |
| 16 | This programme has been the model for governments across the whole world . |
| 17 | Traditionally , determining this philosophy has been the head 's prerogative , and few have contested this . |
| 18 | In recent years , of course , the target of this influence has been the rate of growth of the money supply . |
| 19 | It seems fitting to close this story — which to some degree has been the tale of redeeming the bonds , and a modest emancipation of the Ladies — with Robert Naish 's final , official words at the end of 1983 — the most auspicious year in all 80 of the Club 's history — ‘ the future is bright : let us go forward with good will and good fellowship , and enjoy it . ’ |
| 20 | This requirement has been a feature of the Companies Acts since 1900 . |
| 21 | Most of the major off-licence chains are also owned by the brewers , though most of the expansion in this sector has been the result of the supermarkets ' willingness to compete with the established off-licences . |
| 22 | A constant theme in this process has been the family 's duty to take responsibility for its members , to inculcate socially acceptable behaviour , and to safeguard virtues in danger of erosion through either time or opposition . |
| 23 | A further step in this process has been the acknowledgement of the part that housing has to play in the provision of long stay accommodation for people suffering from dementia . |
| 24 | One outcome of this process has been the emergence of older people as a reserve of labour . |
| 25 | This article has been an attempt to use Hahnemann 's writings to understand the dynamics of potency and , in particular , the LM potencies . |
| 26 | The allies ' biggest visible flop at the outset of this war has been the failure to knock out the launchers of Iraq 's Scud missiles . |
| 27 | Part of the reason for this recovery has been the reduction of import duties on foreign paper . |
| 28 | This relationship has been a concern , however , of those who perceive the growth of central government financing as a threat to the independence of local government . |
| 29 | The cause of this revolution has been the introduction of the pool-liner and the preformed pool which have taken much of the heartache and hard work out of pool construction . |
| 30 | This service has been a boon to all who use it , pensioners , disabled and able-bodied residents . |