Example sentences of "become a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Money , said Constance , no longer had any relevance to the value of half a dozen eggs or a side of mutton , but had become a separate commodity for rich men to play with . |
| 2 | Can business follow the example of the orchestra and hospital where top management has become a separate career ? |
| 3 | By 1882 St Cuthbert 's had become a separate parish and in 1885 Fr. |
| 4 | Just two days before the County Council elections , Gargy Patel reports on how the debate about social services has become a key issue . |
| 5 | Rising crime has become a key election issue . |
| 6 | I am aware that reducing costs , particularly in the area of construction and materials , has become a key goal throughout the organisation and I support the various task forces which have been set up to explore this aspect of our business . |
| 7 | The creation and use of computerised databases has become a key feature of the international information economy . |
| 8 | It was mentioned in the previous chapter that an awareness of the marketing environment has become a key element in the ‘ modern-day ’ approach to marketing . |
| 9 | Walsh did not rule out the possibility of criminal charges against former members of Reagan 's Cabinet , however , and there were strong suggestions that former Attorney General Edwin Meese had become a key target of the investigation . |
| 10 | Establishing the effectiveness and outcomes of health care in order to allocate resources more rationally has become a key policy issue in many countries . |
| 11 | ‘ Looking towards money ’ had become a key phrase , but young intellectuals were aware of its adverse effects . |
| 12 | Privatisation has become a major plank of the Conservative government 's programme . |
| 13 | Derivatives of this concept have become a major symbol in modern art . |
| 14 | Even Ivan Illich , though their opening sentence contains an echo of his ‘ the medical establishment has become a major threat to health ’ , is ignored in the text : he scrapes in with a mere single source reference . |
| 15 | What 's really moved me over the last three or four years , as AIDS has become a major threat in this country , and especially since spring 1985 with the rising public hysteria about it , is that it 's brought out tremendous reserves of strength in lesbians and gay men which show the importance of the achievements of the previous fifteen years . |
| 16 | He claims that ‘ The medical establishment has become a major threat to health ’ . |
| 17 | While business studies had become a major component of CNAA-validated undergraduate courses , the DMS was the stepping stone into concern for part-time continuing education in the management field . |
| 18 | What is not realized … is that although the movement from the cities has many other long-term causes , delinquency has now ceased to be merely a symptom of urban breakdown ( if it ever was ) … and has become a major contributor to it . ’ |
| 19 | Within a year , the LNG operation has become a major contributor to the company 's production and cash flow and can be regarded as the jewel in LASMO 's crown . |
| 20 | The level of foreign trade was still low in terms of national income , and the USSR had not become a major trading partner for most of the developed capitalist countries ; nor was interpersonal contact particularly large given the population numbers involved . |
| 21 | State family planning programmes were first introduced in 1968 and since the establishment of the National Population Commission in 1974 , they have become a major government priority . |
| 22 | This is mainly due to the reduction in evaporation from foliage and soil afforded by the sheltering effect of the fleece from the drying winds which in these times of drought and hosepipe bans has become a major concern with many gardeners . |
| 23 | ‘ And your business has become a major concern ? ’ |
| 24 | Privatization of public corporations has become a major feature of Conservative policy . |
| 25 | It 's become a major part of my job . |
| 26 | ( Fiji , despite its relative economic unimportance , has become a major centre for air traffic controlling , refuelling , stopovers and crew changes . ) |
| 27 | The poll is not analysed , but it is striking that countries where pollution from cars has become a major problem have the highest percentages of people who believe that the state of the environment requires urgent action : 85 per cent in Italy ( at the top of the list ) , where Milan , one of the world 's smoggiest cities , now has car-free days and the capital Rome also suffers severely from vehicle congestion and pollution ; 84 per cent in Greece , where restrictions on cars in Athens are imposed to save the citizens ' lungs and their ancient monuments ; 80 per cent in the most vehicle emission-conscious country in Europe , West Germany , whose dead trees have become the symbol of pollution . |
| 28 | In fact , unknown to them , the clearing of the gas had become a major problem . |
| 29 | In a survey of small businesses , Nat West said that late payment of trade debts has become a major problem over the past year . |
| 30 | It 's antics like this which have become a major problem in towns and cities up and down the country in recent years , generating fear on estates like Blackbird Leys in Oxford . |