Example sentences of "been a [adj] source " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Channel Tunnel has been a great source of work , but not profits , in the last five years . |
| 2 | It had also long been a great source of amusement to the more belligerent regulars as they watched the uninitiated stumble in and sit down . |
| 3 | The barbarian kings had been a great source of perplexity to the Christian bishops of the early Middle Ages . |
| 4 | Having said that , his aerial ability has been a consistent source of goals . |
| 5 | Local rates have long been a controversial source of local authority income . |
| 6 | Furthermore , " The Governors inspected the School building and the darkness of the large room having been a frequent source of complaint and of expense in the use of gas [ for lighting ] , Captain Sykes offered at his own cost to employ an architect and have the windows lowered to a suitable height . " |
| 7 | Neither the researches funded by charities specifically directed towards cancer nor the great drives sponsored by governments and planned by committees have been a fruitful source of new treatments . |
| 8 | Sport had always been a prominent source of news in its own right . |
| 9 | This Directive has been a major source of conflict between the UK and the European Commission . |
| 10 | In many countries in the early stages of industrialization agriculture has been a major source of foodstuffs , exports and labour , but the degree to which agriculture in Japan contributed capital over a sustained period is unusual . |
| 11 | The family has probably always been a major source of violence — consider the wealth of folk stories and songs that deal with cruel sisters , feuding brothers , and infanticide — but now the violence may be more hidden , less open to immediate social control from the wider community , at least until it is too late . |
| 12 | This question of pre-versus postsynaptic plasticity has been a major source of polemic in recent years , but with most theoreticians favouring the postsynaptic side as the main site of plasticity . |
| 13 | Since the discovery of significant gas reserves , this PSC has been a major source of gas for the LNG export business from the Bontang LNG plant . |
| 14 | The local authorities spend over a quarter of public expenditure and have been a major source of control problems . |
| 15 | Since then JCI 's diamond interests in De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited , and a number of unlisted diamond trading companies , have been a major source of investment income . |
| 16 | There is the possibility of some influence from craftsmen working to the south , around Water Newton , who specialised in the manufacture of geometric designs , but their work was based largely upon lozenge configurations and can not have been a major source of inspiration . |
| 17 | Still being distributed throughout the UK and abroad , Networking International has been a real source of information as well as opening up opportunities for women artists . |
| 18 | Novels have been a rich source of material for the film industry since the talkies were introduced , and it 's very interesting to see how both classic and contemporary novels require skilled adaptation of the dialogue to make sufficient dramatic impact in a film . |
| 19 | For legendary country star Johnny Cash , America 's history has always been a rich source of material — and dressing up ! |
| 20 | Gangsters have long been a good source of drama for the filmakers and there 's barely a star in Hollywood who has n't been ‘ mixed up ’ on screen with the mob at some point in his career . |
| 21 | It is perhaps surprising that plant tissues contain substances which affect animals , but plants have always been a useful source of drugs , and indigenous remedies from all parts of the world were studied when research interests expanded after 1945 . |
| 22 | It has been a particular source of worry that sales of the magazine have been so low ; in fact on the current issue we made a considerable loss which as a small Society is very difficult to cover . |
| 23 | The annual reports of the Law Society , and the comments and advice of the Lord Chancellor 's Advisory Committee on Legal Aid have been a valuable source of information and of recommendations for changes in policy ( whether accepted or not ) . |
| 24 | The results of assessments and examinations have been a valuable source of feedback to enable teachers to evaluate their teaching material , curriculum , presentation and so on . |
| 25 | It has always been man-made in its entirety , for there has never been a supernatural source of information . |
| 26 | The St. Thomas More Centre in London has been a much-appreciated source of experimental music of an ‘ occasional , nature . |
| 27 | Housing of all types has been a significant source of work for Grove in 1992 , ranging from the Housing Association project at St James ’ Hospital , London to the infrastructure at Maidenbower Village in Crawley where the design of the major relief road in the town centre is now about complete . |
| 28 | Indeed , we have been a vital source of money in these recessionary times . |
| 29 | From the start , chapels have been a constant source of concern to SAVE , and Northern chapel architecture was the subject of a special SAVE exhibition and report , The Fall of Zion . |
| 30 | The size of the Strathclyde region has been a constant source of argument . |