Example sentences of "this [noun sg] have [been] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the most obvious feature of this change has been the widespread development of out-of-town superstores and retail parks . |
| 2 | The existence of this funding has been the key factor in LEAs ' development of specialist appointments and experimental initiatives . |
| 3 | This fight has been an expensive business for me personally , but I do not mind that . |
| 4 | This saga since this recession has been a sorry tale . |
| 5 | This chapter has been a complex one , but it has nevertheless been an exercise in oversimplification . |
| 6 | Indeed , this benefit has been the over-riding consideration for at least one major corporate in its decision to implement a joint PC and Macintosh strategy . |
| 7 | The major impetus for this work have been the national surveys carried out by the Home Office , the British Crime Surveys of 1982 , 1984 and 1988 . |
| 8 | This issue had been a major stumbling block , as any equalization of representation almost inevitably meant a relative reduction in the current number of seats held by the country 's most heavily populated provinces , Ontario and Quebec . |
| 9 | This issue had been a major stumbling block , as any equalization of representation almost inevitably meant a relative reduction in the current number of seats held by the country 's most heavily populated provinces , Ontario and Quebec . |
| 10 | Strategies to deal with this issue have been a major concern to local organisers . |
| 11 | The cause of this difference has been a central question in solid Earth geochemistry for two decades . |
| 12 | This Directive has been a major source of conflict between the UK and the European Commission . |
| 13 | Everyone knew that this body had been a key element in Stalin 's rise to power and that any criticism of it was , by inference , a critique of Stalin . |
| 14 | An added burden throughout this period has been the additional costs of routing the bulk of Zambian exports and imports through South Africa . |
| 15 | We have already noted that two key ingredients contributing to this crisis have been the burgeoning remand population during the 1990s and , closely linked with and contributing to this , the explosion in the number of committals for trial to the Crown Court . |
| 16 | The main features of this revolution have been a great decline in the area of grassland , the increase of mechanisation with the consequence of reduced farm labour , the widespread use of chemicals as tools and the simplification of crop rotations , and the introduction of important new crops such as maize . |
| 17 | This speciality has been the big growth area for PR in recent years . |
| 18 | The build-up to this game has been a relaxed one and that 's not really surprising . |
| 19 | Intensively studied in this respect has been the Malay Peninsula , where there was trade with China , particularly in ivory and incense wood ( Aquilaria malaccensis , Thymelaeaceae ) , the decaying heartwood of which is saturated with resin ( the aloe or ahaloth of the Bible ) , in the period AD 420–589 . |
| 20 | Yes erm when this policy has been a significant issue in dealing with either the local plan or er |
| 21 | A notable feature of this policy has been the rapid increase in the number of industrial and agricultural banks and finance corporations during the past two decades . |
| 22 | The outcome of this approach has been a high profile for Partnership and its associated activities , which has given confidence and a feeling of success to the teaching staff and partners who have felt able to undertake a wide range of activities . |
| 23 | Playing in this competition has been a great springboard for me . ’ |
| 24 | The motor of this growth has been the rapid spread of corporate computerization ( and also personal computers among the better off ) and personal receivers , the relative prices of which have been reduced substantially over time . |
| 25 | However , whilst it might be stating the obvious , the overriding factor in this situation has been the sudden influx and continuing constant supply of heroin at an ‘ affordable ’ price . |
| 26 | However , although the rates of crime in the large cities have always exceeded the rates in rural areas , the increase in crime rates this century has been a universal phenomenon . |
| 27 | Since its restoration at Duxford several years ago , this Dridekker has been an infrequent visitor to airshows and was most welcome flying alongside the other replicas in the Great War Combat Team . |
| 28 | The number of bitter , angry , women-hating recently divorced men I have met in this way has been a real eye-opener to me . |
| 29 | It has out-performed other European markets for most of the period , and this year has been a good 5 per cent ahead . |
| 30 | Our opener this year has been a runaway success in the States where the box office success of this relatively low budget film has taken everyone by surprise . |