Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trial of two people accused of the murder of a man described as a police informer has been halted on the orders of the judge . |
| 2 | The development of more than 20 houses at the former Fraser 's caravan site between the Scout Hut and the Jet Station in Currie has been opposed on the grounds of increased traffic through Juniper Green . |
| 3 | The development of more than 20 houses at the former Fraser 's caravan site between the Scout Hut and the Jet Station in Currie has been opposed on the grounds of increased traffic through Juniper Green . |
| 4 | A new complex of buildings has been built on the outskirts of the city . |
| 5 | Much anthropology has been written on the ways in which culture and social rules constrain women . |
| 6 | Since wage pressure is the main factor impeding the reduction of unemployment much work has been done on the factors affecting this . |
| 7 | Previous research on government-industry relations has concentrated either on rapidly declining industries such as steel or high technology sectors such as microelectronics ; relatively little work has been done on the chemicals industry . |
| 8 | Significant amounts of gas may have been generated , and it would be interesting to know whether geochemical work has been done on the gases found in Jurassic reservoirs to see whether any Palaeozoic contributions are present . |
| 9 | I think the research that has been done on the children affected by the Zebrugge ferry disaster and the Jupiter cruise ship sinkings has shown , for instance , that children in secondary schools are actually being affected in their exam performance . |
| 10 | Although in trying to arrive at a definition of schizophrenia much emphasis has been placed on the disturbances that are found in cognitive functioning ( perception , thinking , and attention ) , abnormal emotional response is almost universal . |
| 11 | It demonstrates clearly the enormous burden of indirect taxation that has been placed on the shoulders of millions of families since the Government came to power . |
| 12 | Er , there is a a little orange leaflet which has been placed on the seats during the day that many of you , I hope , already have er , for anyone who has n't may I perhaps place these on the front table , there 's a the , there 's another supply over there and , could I please ask that some responsible representative from each district would please take a few more of these away with you so that they are distributed in district meetings in the near future , and attention drawn to them there er , if there are not enough copies er , then I 'm sure the provincial office on receiving a , a request from you will make sure there 's more that passed on to you . |
| 13 | And in language teaching , the idea that the teacher should direct the progress of learners has been questioned on the grounds that such direction impedes the natural process of learning . |
| 14 | Boats and windsurfers cut through the ripples , children laugh in the shallows and many a head turning tan has been collected on the beaches . |
| 15 | More than one appeal concerned solely with the scale rather than the principle of whether there should be any development , has been dismissed on the grounds that the site was unsuitable for any development at all . |
| 16 | the service relates to specific shares in the context of a merger , acquisition or disposal and advice has been given on the merits of the transaction or a transaction arranged ; or |
| 17 | Research which has suggested that there has been an increase in voluntary early retirement has been based on the responses of financially secure early retirees ( see , for example , Heidbreder 1972 ; McGoldrick and Cooper 1980 ) . |
| 18 | A teenager accused of attempting to murder a police inspector has been cleared on the orders of a judge . |
| 19 | I detest the fact that so many famous paintings have been moved in the past , against the wishes of their creators ; and that the transfer of ‘ Guernica ’ has been justified on the grounds that it belongs to the State . |
| 20 | FOR the first time since peace was signed in El Salvador more than a year ago , blood has been spilled on the streets of San Salvador , the capital city . |
| 21 | The definition suggested has been framed on the lines of existing law . |
| 22 | Organic farming has been challenged on the grounds of both economics and benefits . |
| 23 | Simmel 's work has been selected on the grounds that I consider it to be the most convincing analysis of modernity consistent with the concept of objectification as outlined here . |
| 24 | As the years have gone by , much doubt has been cast on the approaches even by people closely involved in them . |
| 25 | Little research has been conducted on the needs of children who have a parent with epilepsy . |
| 26 | But Lord Justice Woolf has written that , as a result of this case , usually it is not until the application has been heard on the merits that it can be decided whether the applicant has sufficient interest , and it is rare in cases which may otherwise be meritorious for leave to be refused on the ground of lack of standing . |
| 27 | When , as in the present case , the lease has been assigned on the terms that the sureties will guarantee performance by the assignee of the lease , justice and common sense ought to require the sureties , not the original tenant , to be primarily liable in the event of default by the assignee . |
| 28 | It has been attacked on the grounds that it attempts to relate particular skills to different levels of management , or that it sectionalises/parochialises management thinking . |
| 29 | This view , as we shall see , has been attacked on the grounds that it rests on the false assumption that the distinction between adults and children is identical with the distinction between rational and non-rational beings . |
| 30 | The vaccination programme has been criticised on the grounds that this massive time and effort could be better spent improving drugs to cure leprosy . |