Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] have [been] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Held , allowing the appeal , that the retraction by a witness in extradition proceedings of evidence previously given in the requesting state did not in itself discredit that evidence and , unless it was worthless , the magistrate was entitled to act upon it in deciding whether there was sufficient evidence to justify an order for committal ; that , equally , a witness 's evidence was not to be automatically discredited by virtue of that witness having been an alleged accomplice of the accused ; and that the magistrate had given proper consideration to the retraction of P. 's evidence and to his being an alleged accomplice when deciding if there was sufficient evidence to justify the applicant 's committal ; that , further , since the provision in article 1 of the Treaty allowing for extradition in respect of offences ‘ committed within the territory of the requesting party ’ having been extended by article 3(2) to cover participation in extradition offences punishable by the laws of both states , the lack of evidence of the applicant 's presence in Sweden at the relevant time did not take the offences outside the ambit of the Treaty ; that under Schedule 1 to the Act of 1989 the magistrate was concerned only with committal proceedings under English procedure in relation to the English crimes specified in the order to proceed and not with the jurisdiction of the Swedish court ; and that , accordingly , the magistrate had been entitled to commit the applicant ( post , pp. 846D–F , 850F — 851A , E — 852C , 853A ) . |
| 2 | The organisation 's second point , as the chart shows , is that industry has been the unintended victim of high inflation , which has led to a significantly higher corporate tax take than the Lawson reforms of 1984 intended . |
| 3 | Perhaps the most obvious feature of this change has been the widespread development of out-of-town superstores and retail parks . |
| 4 | The existence of this funding has been the key factor in LEAs ' development of specialist appointments and experimental initiatives . |
| 5 | This fight has been an expensive business for me personally , but I do not mind that . |
| 6 | This saga since this recession has been a sorry tale . |
| 7 | This chapter has been a complex one , but it has nevertheless been an exercise in oversimplification . |
| 8 | Indeed , this benefit has been the over-riding consideration for at least one major corporate in its decision to implement a joint PC and Macintosh strategy . |
| 9 | The major impetus for this work have been the national surveys carried out by the Home Office , the British Crime Surveys of 1982 , 1984 and 1988 . |
| 10 | This issue had been a major stumbling block , as any equalization of representation almost inevitably meant a relative reduction in the current number of seats held by the country 's most heavily populated provinces , Ontario and Quebec . |
| 11 | This issue had been a major stumbling block , as any equalization of representation almost inevitably meant a relative reduction in the current number of seats held by the country 's most heavily populated provinces , Ontario and Quebec . |
| 12 | Strategies to deal with this issue have been a major concern to local organisers . |
| 13 | The cause of this difference has been a central question in solid Earth geochemistry for two decades . |
| 14 | This Directive has been a major source of conflict between the UK and the European Commission . |
| 15 | Everyone knew that this body had been a key element in Stalin 's rise to power and that any criticism of it was , by inference , a critique of Stalin . |
| 16 | An added burden throughout this period has been the additional costs of routing the bulk of Zambian exports and imports through South Africa . |
| 17 | We have already noted that two key ingredients contributing to this crisis have been the burgeoning remand population during the 1990s and , closely linked with and contributing to this , the explosion in the number of committals for trial to the Crown Court . |
| 18 | This place had been the first German prison camp built specifically for British air-crew . |
| 19 | The main features of this revolution have been a great decline in the area of grassland , the increase of mechanisation with the consequence of reduced farm labour , the widespread use of chemicals as tools and the simplification of crop rotations , and the introduction of important new crops such as maize . |
| 20 | Indeed , it appears that an unknown Spanish haulier on this sailing had been the first trucker to actually receive a tangible benefit from the Single Market . |
| 21 | This speciality has been the big growth area for PR in recent years . |
| 22 | The build-up to this game has been a relaxed one and that 's not really surprising . |
| 23 | Intensively studied in this respect has been the Malay Peninsula , where there was trade with China , particularly in ivory and incense wood ( Aquilaria malaccensis , Thymelaeaceae ) , the decaying heartwood of which is saturated with resin ( the aloe or ahaloth of the Bible ) , in the period AD 420–589 . |
| 24 | Yes erm when this policy has been a significant issue in dealing with either the local plan or er |
| 25 | A notable feature of this policy has been the rapid increase in the number of industrial and agricultural banks and finance corporations during the past two decades . |
| 26 | The outcome of this approach has been a high profile for Partnership and its associated activities , which has given confidence and a feeling of success to the teaching staff and partners who have felt able to undertake a wide range of activities . |
| 27 | Playing in this competition has been a great springboard for me . ’ |
| 28 | The motor of this growth has been the rapid spread of corporate computerization ( and also personal computers among the better off ) and personal receivers , the relative prices of which have been reduced substantially over time . |
| 29 | However , whilst it might be stating the obvious , the overriding factor in this situation has been the sudden influx and continuing constant supply of heroin at an ‘ affordable ’ price . |
| 30 | Maybe that 's one reason why this show has been a few years in the making . |