Example sentences of "long been [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Getting industry to adopt new technologies has long been a problem . |
| 2 | Having decided that the rude manners and customs of an outback community ‘ are rather produced by their situation than derived from their ancestors ’ , he examines first how they regulated themselves traditionally ; then , the introduction and enforcement of the country 's general body of legislation — for instance , theft of cattle from drovers had long been a problem in the Highlands ; now their passage was growing safer . |
| 3 | The ‘ special relationship ’ has long been a myth , one which the UK has more of an interest in perpetuating than the US , where the reality is that Britain is regarded as a second-rank nation . |
| 4 | His mother the Lady Morathi had long been a devotee of the cult . |
| 5 | For example , in the teaching of English it was observed that ‘ inadequate assessment procedures have long been a weakness in schools reflecting uncertainties about aims , objectives and what constitutes progress ’ . |
| 6 | There has long been a consensus that this is true of the Lands Tribunal . |
| 7 | I had long been a believer in voluntary euthanasia , and my mother 's experience strengthened it ; for to me what matters most is not the length of a person 's life but its quality , and that death , when it comes , should have dignity . |
| 8 | Thus , for example , Edessa , now Urfa in Turkey , had long been a centre of the twin cult , worshipping the pair under the names of Momim and Aziz . |
| 9 | More importantly , the city has long been a centre of manufacturing excellence ; why then should it still arouse such hostility ; is there something deeper to the disapproval of Birmingham than the quality of its goods . |
| 10 | Although party politics , particularly in urban areas , has long been a feature of local government , its extension after 1974 — mainly a product of the larger authority areas created by reorganization — has helped to transform the operating style of many authorities . |
| 11 | It has long been a nightmare in Moscow that the region could be highly vulnerable to Islamic militants from the indigenous population 's ethnic and religious brothers across the borders in Afghanistan and Iran . |
| 12 | It has long been a nightmare in Moscow that the region could be highly vulnerable to Islamic militants from the indigenous population 's ethnic and religious brothers across the borders in Afghanistan and Iran . |
| 13 | They 've long been a part of the river 's past . |
| 14 | He had long been a widower . |
| 15 | It had long been a nonsense . |
| 16 | The extent to which Pythagoras and his followers may have been influenced by oriental ideas has long been a subject for argument . |
| 17 | Opportunism had long been a characteristic of princes and alliances and changes of allegiance were connected with the patronage to be gained from the emperor . |
| 18 | Although insignificant on the map , it has long been a magnet drawing folk from the Dales on repeated visits ; latterly there has been a growing influx of tourists and walkers from outside the county to see the magnificent waterfall of Hardraw Force . |
| 19 | Upper Ribblesdale has long been a magnet for experienced cavers , potholers and geologists . |
| 20 | The American Supreme Court has long been a proponent of the rule : |
| 21 | Unlike much of Europe , England had long been a territory ruled by one dynasty , and was protected by the Channel from invasion by the great land powers of the Continent . |
| 22 | Many of the old industrial communities have long been a desert for women 's employment . |
| 23 | The acquisition of dominant positions in markets has long been a concern of US antitrust , where section 2 of the Sherman Act 1890 outlaws behaviour to ‘ monopolize or attempt to monopolize ’ a market . |
| 24 | This region has long been a spawning ground for Croat hotheads who dream of annexing this area to Croatia . |
| 25 | What lies behind the fear and insecurity of French Canadians is patently a social cataclysm which is indicated by the dramatically sudden collapse of the Catholic Church in what had for so long been a conservative , Catholic , clerical , child- producing society not only among the farmers but among townspeople . |
| 26 | He decided to return to England and try his hand at photography , which had long been a hobby of his . |
| 27 | There has long been a tradition of separating these ‘ special ’ clinics from the rest of the hospital , and many of them still go under euphemistic titles such as ‘ Martha and Luke ’ clinic , James Pringle House , or ‘ Lydia ’ clinic . |
| 28 | There has long been a tradition of skilled furniture-making in the island , making copies of British and French pieces . |
| 29 | It had long been a tradition for Roman emperors to claim descent from the gods , and on that basis to claim godhood for themselves as well . |
| 30 | Marrakesh has long been a winter watering hole for the rich , the chic and the famous and the Shah had arrived at the height of the tourist season . |