Example sentences of "have been [verb] that a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is some comment has been made that a new settlement to the South or the South West of York would in some way undermine the urban regeneration erm of Leeds City Council , now I find this a surprising comment given that though people who are making that comment are also at the same time advocating much increased development allocations to , for example , Harrogate district , the main centre for which is erm , nearer than most conceivable new settlement locations to the South and South West of York . |
| 2 | It has been argued that a new spatial division of labour has been created which has changed the relative attractiveness of locations ( Massey and Meegan 1982 , Massey 1984 ) . |
| 3 | It has been argued that a special , hybrid type of right should be introduced for computer programs ; something between a patent and copyright . |
| 4 | It has been argued that a de-clawed cat can learn to use its teeth more when grooming . |
| 5 | It has been said that a negative character quality is a positive quality misused . |
| 6 | It has been suggested that a hot layer at the core-mantle boundary , generated by convection in the mobile outer core , produces a circulating system extending up through the entire mantle ( Fig. 2.17(C) ) . |
| 7 | It has been suggested that a mobile chemical signal is the causal agent linking the local wound stimulus to the distant systemic response , and candidates such as oligosaccharides , abscisic acid and a polypeptide have been put forward . |
| 8 | The Lillian Snelling works , for instance , are of interest to Kew , and it has been suggested that a joint exhibition could be mounted . |
| 9 | Similarly it has been suggested that a weak hydrogen bond , which is strong enough to induce miscibility can form between the carbonyl unit of poly ( methyl methacrylate ) and the α-hydrogen of poly ( vinyl chloride ) ( example 3 where ) . |
| 10 | Thus it has been suggested that a key difference between invertebrate and vertebrate brains is that in the former a great deal of power and responsibility could be invested in a single cell or even synapse which in the vertebrate nervous system would be more widely distributed . |
| 11 | The first wave of aggregation induced by adrenaline is associated with uptake of calcium by platelets , and it has been suggested that a localised flux of calcium into the platelet plasma membrane enables the platelets to stick together ( Gerrard et al , 1981 ) . |
| 12 | It has been suggested that a freezing rate of at least 0.1 °C per minute and temperatures of -5 to -10°C are required for rock shattering to occur . |
| 13 | For samples which fall within the appropriate range it has been suggested that a universal calibration curve can be constructed to relate V R and M , by assuming that the hydrodynamic volume of a macromolecule is related to the product , where [ η ] is the intrinsic viscosity of the polymer in the carrier solvent used , at the temperature of measurement . |
| 14 | On the basis of this and other studies , it has been suggested that a functional physiological specialisation does exist in the human colon , with the proximal segments representing sites of mixing and storage of contents , whereas the distal ones would act as a conduit to propel faeces to the rectal ampulla . |
| 15 | It has been suggested that a considerable number of healthy people previously infected with H pylori might remain seropositive despite the spontaneous elimination of the organisms . |
| 16 | It has been suggested that a giant meteorite falling in the Atlantic would produce a wave twenty thousand feet high . |
| 17 | The argument of this chapter has been to suggest that a distinctive mode of rationality , which is postmodernist in its opposition to the principles of the Weberian/Fordist organization pattern , may have emerged in some aspects of post-war Japan . |
| 18 | In consolidating data from several areas it has been proposed that a rapid rise of sea level occurred in the early Holocene but that in the last 6000 years the rate has been far less , although it may have diminished progressively , it may have risen to c . |
| 19 | It has been shown that a single instruction is sufficient ( in theory ) for a general-purpose computer ( Van der Poel 1956 ) ; however , instead of a theoretically sufficient instruction set , what we require is an instruction set which provides a practical set of operations in which applications can be programmed . |
| 20 | Most importantly , it has been shown that a positive school ethos and high staff morale will increase pupils ' involvement in school activities and combat a lack of motivation . |
| 21 | It has been shown that a broadened serological response occurs after immunization of HIV-infected individuals and that T-cell responses increase drastically . |
| 22 | Although most foods contain potassium , especially potatoes and green vegetables , it has been shown that a high proportion of elderly people select a diet low in potassium ( Davies , 1981 ) . |
| 23 | Mrs Thatcher has been advised that a complete ban on strikes is not a practical proposition and may entail a high degree of political risk . |
| 24 | It has been established that a great rise took place in the English population in the eighteenth century ; but its causes are still controversial . |
| 25 | It has been supposed that a vocal response must necessarily emanate from the left hemisphere and that a stimulus presented in the left half field of vision must therefore be transferred from the right to the left hemisphere . |
| 26 | In recent years it has been found that a high proportion of patients suffering from piles require no further treatment once they have switched to a high-fibre diet and as a result pass soft stools that can be evacuated with minimal straining . |
| 27 | In a letter Mr Threlfall explained : ‘ The vehicle responded immediately , having been informed that a paramedic vehicle had also been activated from the scene from Newton Aycliffe , that the patient had been removed to a nearby farmhouse and that he was suffering from a suspected broken arm . ’ |
| 28 | It had been arranged that a trustworthy man would come then to collect him and take him to a safe house . |
| 29 | This was the first hard evidence that a change in the advanced courses was on the way although , ever since the development at National Certificate level , it had been assumed that a major change in the advanced level would follow in due course . |
| 30 | It was only once the basic political problems of the transition had been resolved that a coherent strategy could emerge for confronting the immediate economic crisis , and for dealing with serious underlying questions such as the restructuring of basic sectors of industry and the modernization of state finances and administration . |