Example sentences of "this [vb -s] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Critics claim this has contributed to a significant rise in homelessness and that the government 's policy on tenure has not contributed much to housebuilding . |
| 2 | This has contributed to the widening gap between ‘ haves ’ and ‘ have-nots ’ recorded in recent times , which some would argue undermines social cohesion and ultimately impoverishes the quality of life for everyone in society . |
| 3 | This has contributed to the widespread adoption and acceptance of Swahili . |
| 4 | This has contributed to an unusual neglect of the social dimension and in particular the importance of social class . |
| 5 | An unusual opportunity to do this has arisen from the Social Change and Economic Life Initiative , which has gathered information in precisely this form . |
| 6 | This has led to a new lease of life for the old concept of ‘ labour aristocracy ’ and it has been attached to the workers who have these jobs , in comparison with the workers in the informal or the indigenous sectors ( see Lloyd , 1982 ; Boyd et al. , 1987 ) . |
| 7 | A list of deadlines and responsibilities was drawn up and agreed between the two departments and this has led to a better understanding of each others tasks and the benefits of compliance . |
| 8 | This has led to a closer working relationship with the adoption of coterminus boundaries between health and social work departments in many areas . |
| 9 | This has led to a strong marketing campaign for the concept of disposable lenses , which are replaced monthly , weekly or even ( in principle ) daily . |
| 10 | This has led to a changing ratio between service sector and industrial workers , in the same way that the number of industrial workers earlier overtook the number of workers on the land ( Figure 3.1 ) . |
| 11 | In the case of the vocal works — many of which can be dated virtually to the day of composition — this has led to a fundamental change in our perception of Bach 's activities and outlook . |
| 12 | And this has led to a relative lack of concern for other diseases which are much more infectious , which can also be fatal and which are much more widespread in the population . |
| 13 | This has led to a marked growth in active recreation . |
| 14 | This has led to the current move towards networked organisations . |
| 15 | In some cases this has led to the complete break up of production lines into autonomous circuits , each operated by teams of employees using their skills on a shared or flexible basis . |
| 16 | This has led to the legitimate graphic device of breaking the further line as it passes behind the near line . |
| 17 | This has led to an alternative way of stating amplifier performance : compare the distortion plus noise with the total output . |
| 18 | This has led to an increasing separation of place of work and place of residence for many rural residents , a trend that has been reinforced by the decentralization of population from towns ( chapter 4 ) . |
| 19 | But he still maintains a special affection for Northern Ireland , and this has led to an exciting project initiated by the Arts Council , in association with Queen 's University and the Festival — Demidenko will give six recitals in Northern Ireland ( not just Belfast ) plus six masterclasses for five young Ulster pianists , in the 1991–2 season , finishing in May . |
| 20 | The gradual perception of this has gone with the still more necessary shift by which people have at last gradually begun to realise that human welfare too converges very considerably with both these things . |
| 21 | Scientific debate about this has developed into a veritable battle of faith . |
| 22 | This has moved into the DIRECT — a doctor who is using one of the machines is involved . |
| 23 | This has combined with a poor record on coalition building and activist management , a public perception of lesbian and gay politics as party political and a preserve of the Left , and a high level of internalised oppression expressed as apathy . |
| 24 | Tearful Mandy said : ‘ This has come as a total surprise to me and my family . |
| 25 | This has come as a terrible shock . |
| 26 | ‘ This has come as a terrible shock . |
| 27 | I 'm sure this has come as a big shock to you . |
| 28 | All this has come as an unpleasant surprise to Hong Kong 's officials . |
| 29 | The Museum is a registered Charity with no public funding and Mick Miller , Finance Trustee , said : ‘ This sponsorship is a very generous gesture and we are delighted that this has come from an enterprising local company which has pledged support for our activities for the next three years . ’ |
| 30 | In the 1950s there were certainly many state bodies which could trace their history and internal structure back over generations but much of this has disappeared into the subsequent maelstrom of administrative change . |