Example sentences of "have [adv] been the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On European monetary union , it seems to me that it has long been the cherished aim of Conservative Governments to find a means by which we could control the value of our currency — to make it predictable in its exchange rate , as it was for much of the 19th century . |
| 2 | Portree has long been the commercial centre of the Isle of Skye . |
| 3 | It has long been the French preference to maintain the Council as the primary decision-making body of the Community , and indeed to reinforce its role ; the Germans want greater powers for the Parliament in Strasbourg . |
| 4 | To be able to sell every vehicle that lands at a UK port and , as a result , to enjoy buoyant prices for used models , has long been the happy position for Mitsubishi 's UK importer , Colt Cars . |
| 5 | The Spanish Civil War has thus been the real focus of recent debate surrounding the British reaction to European fascism . |
| 6 | ‘ BY DAYLIGHT , the bower of Oak 's newfound mistress Bathsheba Everdene presented itself as a hoary building of the Jacobean stage of Classical Renaissance as regards its architecture , and of a proportion which tells at a glance that , as is frequently the case , it has once been the manorial hall on a small estate … |
| 7 | Corduroy has always been the poor man 's velvet ; its pile is made of cotton , rather than silk or satin , and by the eighteenth century it was being worn all over Europe , not by kings , but by working men . |
| 8 | This has always been the only way in which future interests in personal property can be created . |
| 9 | One source of recruitment has always been the armed services , not only because their staff have already been security vetted , but also because they are used to carrying out dull repetitive chores and filling out the endless paperwork that forms the major part of any intelligence operation . |
| 10 | Of course , what applies to animals applies equally to people : indeed , it has always been the declared aim of the behaviourists to understand and to control human behaviour . |
| 11 | A personal hate of mine has always been the general level of noise which distortion sounds seem to produce , no matter what precautions you take . |
| 12 | Lord Callaghan , the last Labour prime minister , said : ‘ What happened in the 1980s was a temporary aberration from what has always been the real position of the Labour Party , and Neil Kinnock has recaptured the traditional position . ’ |
| 13 | GOLD HAS always been the ultimate store of value — and so it is proving here today . |
| 14 | And this , of course , has always been the central dilemma and one that the critics of TNC practices in the Third World can not escape . |
| 15 | ‘ Participant observation ’ has always been the central method of ethnographers . |
| 16 | ‘ Plus , ’ said Jack , ‘ the lyric has always been the natural medium for the untrammelled expression of feeling . |
| 17 | The presentation of issues and their translation into government policy has always been the blind spot of American parties . |
| 18 | In Molly 's own words : ‘ Thinking back to these early classes , I realise that it has always been the enthusiastic response of the class members that has made it seem supremely worth while to go on … |
| 19 | I represent the principle of authority and am bound to make it respected in my person : such has always been the conscious object of my relations with the working class . ’ |
| 20 | Jewellery has always been the Arabian woman 's cash box . |
| 21 | This has always been the leading point of contrast between written and spoken language , but with maximally informal conversation , the contrast becomes dramatic indeed . |
| 22 | That after all has always been the federalist hope . |
| 23 | Youth has always been the ideological sign of pleasure because it is a time of irresponsibility , possibility , change ; young people are envied and feared and so feature in the organization of consumption as a recurring adult fantasy . |
| 24 | Now that has clearly been the right choice given that I think Motif has clearly achieved the ascendant over open look . |
| 25 | But the simplicity of Blake and Mouton 's original conception has probably been the main reason for its success . |
| 26 | The biggest influence on this behaviour has probably been the large increase in wealth , which in turn boils down to the sharp rise in house prices . |
| 27 | Following lengthy pleadings with the bank manager , there has also been the delicate matter of explaining rampant construction costs to incredulous shareholders . |
| 28 | A major contribution to the growth of state power has also been the ineffective protection traditionally provided for political freedom by the British Constitution . |
| 29 | In Zambia , although it has a population at least ten times smaller than that of Nigeria , localism has also been the prime concern of domestic politics . |
| 30 | He has also been the main advocate of pluralism , and of not assuming there is only one correct interpretation of the past . |