Example sentences of "of [noun] have [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prevalence of a low view of art , and especially the art of literature has been a main cause of our defective conception of national education . |
| 2 | That was so even though the breach of contract had been a negligent one . |
| 3 | The study of attitudes has been a major topic , if not the major topic , in social psychology . |
| 4 | Lack of funds has been a big problem , especially for research , but it always has been . |
| 5 | Matching the change in the range of qualifications of school-leavers has been a dramatic transformation in the youth labour market in a little over a decade . |
| 6 | I very much agree with my hon. Friend that local management of schools has been a great success . |
| 7 | Mr Major told MPs that the awarding of honours had been a valued part of British life for centuries but the system must from time to time be reviewed . |
| 8 | Mining and the condition of miners has been a running sore in Bolivia since the colonial period when Indians were herded off for certain death in the silver mines of Potosí , at that time the wealthiest city in South America . |
| 9 | The definition of work has been a central issue ( Oakley , 1974 ) . |
| 10 | As this series stresses , the uneven social and economic development of places has been a central feature of post-war British society . |
| 11 | The importance of fracturing has been a common theme in writings on the reservoir problem of the Appalachian and Variscan thrust provinces . |
| 12 | THE issue of extradition has been a long-running sore in Anglo-Irish relationships . |
| 13 | Other resolutions included : the adoption of a Common Resident Card for all citizens and measures to facilitate travel and residence rights and the movement of goods by road within the community ; the establishment of a Standing Mediation Committee in response to the conflicts between member states ; the eventual establishment of a single economic community in West Africa ; the approval of a new assessment of members ' contributions to the budget — once again , non-payment of contributions had been a contentious issue ; and agreement to ratify all protocols by Dec. 31 , 1990 . |
| 14 | The Conservative government , which seeks to reverse this trend , blames the decline on over-regulation and rent controls , although it allows that the relative attractiveness of owner-occupation has been a contributory factor . |
| 15 | Of all its international forays , only Hongkong Bank of Canada has been a clear success . |
| 16 | In some cases it is , if one is to retain the historical character of the religion , impossible : for example the fact can not be altered of Jesus having been a male human being . |
| 17 | Rather , the extraction of rights has been a constant struggle and remains a constant struggle — witness the undermining of social rights both in theory and practice . |
| 18 | As lack of resources has been a perennial problem since the beginning the boost given to the financial status of the BDA by the patronage of The Princess of Wales has been of incalculable value . |
| 19 | Bracewell has been a three-times loser in FA Cup finals , but this season his vault of knowledge has been a key factor — especially in the recovery at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea . |
| 20 | The theme of discretion has been a particular concern of the author 's work cited above . |
| 21 | On the Russian side , the Battle of Krasnik had been a disagreeable surprise to Grand Duke Nicholas , but he persisted in the belief that Dankl 's First Army was no more than an Austrian flank guard . |
| 22 | Sheldukher 's choice of bodyguard had been a good one . |
| 23 | CCG 'S RELENTLESS pursuit of quality has been a vital factor in winning valuable contracts since the quality programme was launched 18 months ago . |
| 24 | The history of devolution has been a chequered one in our country , perhaps since the second world war . |
| 25 | In fact their total experience of Spanish had been a two-and-a-half-month deep immersion course , which they had both undergone only three months before my visit . |
| 26 | The debate on the rationale of hierarchy has been a heated one . |
| 27 | I had joined a group who are still fixated on a classification of ‘ disorder ’ which homes in on those who attack property , ; and since the amassing of property has been a primary aim of capitalist society , it should come as no surprise to find that to prevent the dispossessed from simply taking from the élite has been the primary structuring principle of policing . |
| 28 | Conceptualizing the nature and significance of markets has been a key element in economic and political thought since Adam Smith 's Wealth of Nations , published in 1776 . |
| 29 | John Elsley spoke for many booksellers up and down the country : ‘ Unemployment and the fear of unemployment have been a major adverse factor , during the year and particularly in the period up to Christmas . ’ |
| 30 | The learning of mathematics has been a particular focus of attention . |