Example sentences of "have [been] [vb pp] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 WALLASEY MP Angela Eagle has been elected to chair the Parliamentary Labour Party 's employment committee , which is influential in formulating Labour policy on the issue .
2 ISRAEL may boycott the next round of Middle East peace talks because a jailed man from the West Bank has been invited to join the Palestinian team .
3 Greenpeace has been invited to appraise the environmental costs of such an operation , after it voiced concern that dredging and flooding would have a dangerously destructive impact on the fragile ecosystem .
4 It has been developed to meet the particular needs of the school .
5 But three years later on 27 July 1795 the new head of the Macclesfield company , Abraham Mills , wrote to the new agent Thomas Harrison of Kendal , advising him , alas , that " … the Coniston Mine has for some time been so unproductive that it has been determined to discontinue the working … "
6 Ltd. ’ has been appointed to promote the Retail , Contract and Export Divisions of the Company .
7 Nothing of any depth has been done to give the wider public , and especially young people , a cultural background or rather , an educational training , which transcends mere entertainment or spectacle .
8 Unfortunately , no systematic research has been done to determine the typical voice settings of speakers of Caribbean Creoles or of members of the Caribbean community in Britain .
9 The reason behind the emphasis is an admission that not enough has been done to help the small , growing company and a belief that a key element in the failure of many growing enterprises to expand beyond a certain size is the lack of links with the right people to provide help in the major decisions faced at that stage .
10 The Policy has been extended to include the following cover :
11 Nowadays the list of miasms has been extended to include the tubercular miasms , measles , whooping cough , vaccinia , diphtheria and so on .
12 A longitudinal study of over 1,100 young people has been extended to cover the first four years in the labour market , from ages 16 to 20 years .
13 The poly 's 20-day certificate in primary science has been extended to meet the revised National Curriculum .
14 The column width has been increased to accommodate the longest label .
15 The glossary has been increased to include the latest computer terms — such as fourth generation languages , viewdata , and mouse .
16 No effort has been made to investigate the tens of thousands of murders and ‘ disappearances ’ that have occurred over the past three years : in February , Sri Lankan human rights activists estimated that 40,000 people had ‘ disappeared ’ since 1987 .
17 With the introduction of general management , an attempt has been made to address the clinician-management interface directly and to challenge formally , at least in theory , the tight grip of doctors over the NHS as an organisation .
18 Nevertheless , an attempt has been made to identify the theoretical differences that are emerging .
19 ‘ A very positive start has been made to unlock the enormous potential of new routes to central Europe .
20 Returning to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Normanton , those of us who have constituencies north of London are anxious to ensure that when the channel tunnel opens in 1993 — that is the only certainty in the project — at least some attempt has been made to provide the essential services without which areas north of London will receive no benefit from this enormous project .
21 Altogether 16 carpet companies are now part of the scheme which has been tailored to accommodate the new European Standard ISO 9002 .
22 This is particularly relevant for Creditor Schemes cover where the policy has been tailored to meet the specific requirements of Clients e.g. Banks , Building Societies etc .
23 Furthermore , if investment has been undertaken to improve the competitive position , then it may be desirable , during the manager 's stay in the SBU , to assess the likely performance of that investment by reference to early signals of a change in the competitive position .
24 A feasibility study has been undertaken to determine the future development strategy for the BGS deep-tow boomer and plans are now being developed to enhance the performance and flexibility of the system .
25 A new lobby group ‘ Freight on Rail ’ has been formed to promote the successful transition of the Railfreight industry into the private sector .
26 The final section , ‘ Projections ’ , has been lengthened to cover the newest applications of computer technology , and to give students the opportunity for extensive reading .
27 The national team of mentors has been expanded to meet the growing need for people to guide applicants through the process of identifying their areas of competence and compiling of evidence .
28 The use of markets for economic allocation in a capitalist system has been seen to possess the following drawbacks :
29 The garden has been planned to make the last amount of work for those who maintain it : John himself ; his father , who is now 80 and can work for only short periods ; Mr Broughton , who clips the hedges , and Patricia who weeds .
30 Mrs Currie , Tory member for Derbyshire South since 1983 , has been selected to fight the Conservative-held Euro seat of Bedfordshire South at the European elections in June next year .
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