Example sentences of "this has [verb] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This has stimulated the development of two professions .
2 This has made the profitability of investment very important .
3 Much of the concern expressed prior to the passing of the 1967 Act centred around the supposed vulnerability of children , and this has made the possibility of a lowering of the age of consent a remote one .
4 This has placed the Institute in the position of being seen by the majority of its members and the public as inept ’ .
5 This has placed the burden of keeping the Mark systematically undervalued on the central banks of the poorer countries , who often have to resort to borrowing to finance their currency-support interventions .
6 This has remained the case despite close Indo-Soviet military links in other respects .
7 This has created the need for a highly integrated network of computer systems and programmable logic controllers .
8 This has given the impression of a significant shift of resources in their direction .
9 This has given the floors of Upper House an almost alpine tilt .
10 This has increased the methods by which organisms can be classified .
11 This has increased the hardness in the tank from 0.5dH to 10dH .
12 We had to assume many of the debts of Ferdinand Marcos and his associates and this has increased the repayments to banks like Barclays to such an extent that we have had to agree to the conditions of the IMF to get new money .
13 This has split the EC into the usual north/south , liberal/interventionist groups .
14 This has split the Community down the middle with the poorer nations like Portugal , Spain , Greece and Ireland demanding more hand-outs .
15 The fall in employment has been much more marked amongst male than female workers and this has affected the composition of union membership ; females now comprise almost 35 per cent of the entire membership .
16 If any such part is not provided in the advertised manner , we will pay you appropriate compensation if this has affected the enjoyment of your holiday ( see important note above ) .
17 This has aroused the criticism of ‘ nationalist patriots ’ , who see something shameful in the admittance of Coca-Cola to the Hermitage .
18 This has caused the prices of Rembrandt prints to vary significantly according to the date of the impression .
19 It is estimated that this has caused the death of more than 70,000 dolphins off Mexico 's Pacific coast since 1990 .
20 The stove gives out a good heat , the mantelpiece and the fire bricks become warm and perhaps this has caused the photograph of Arthur Balfour to wilt and slip in its frame .
21 This has reinforced the problems of regional imbalance inherited from the years of deep recession and the more distant past and looks to be heading to a showdown on the green fields of southern England .
22 This has ensured the realization of the Bank 's principal objective — that of increased competition and the minimization of the cost of funding the Government 's financing requirements .
23 This has discredited the idea of widespread government involvement in running the economy and undermined those arguing for extensive redistribution of incomes on grounds of fairness .
24 This has raised the question about what happens for competitors for whom none of these approved helmets fit , as some paddlers have found .
25 This has raised the question of whether a study such as Bourner and Hamed 's gives a favourable impression of non-standard entrants which would not be replicated in a similar study in the university sector .
26 This has involved the consideration of current educational thinking , responding to the needs of a changing world , and implementing legislative changes ; the last seems to be the dominant force at present .
27 In total this has involved the transfer of around 650,000 employees , the majority of whom ( some 90% ) have become shareholders in the companies they work for .
28 This has followed the advances in computer technology , from the mainframe through the mini to desk-top micros .
29 In the ‘ new South Africa ’ , as with all sports , this has become the prerequisite for South African rugby 's re-entry into the international arena , no matter that those sympathetic to Danie Craven 's SARB feel other options to exist .
30 Although only six per cent of ICI 's total waste is designated as hazardous , this has become the priority of the waste-reduction effort .
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