Example sentences of "has become [art] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An agent spotted the 18-year-old from Croydon in an airport queue — and since then Kate has become a real high-gloss jet-setter . |
| 2 | Now the political culture of the time was such that the political system which actually emerged is rather different from that which some of the people who went to Philadelphia thought would emerge and that really reflects a number of changes , one that America has grown from four million to two hundred and fifty million , two , from being isolated , remote and scattered the population has consolidated and grown , America has become a vast industrial power as opposed to a , an agricultural nation and all these have had their impact upon the importance and scope of government . |
| 3 | The RSPCA confidently state that ‘ Dog Registration has become a political hot potato — the Royal society , along with other allied organisations and the majority of the general public , are convinced that national , compulsory registration for all dogs is the only way to solve the UK dog population explosion . |
| 4 | Silk Slippers enabled Sangster — slowly-sinking in the super league of owners — to regain a foothold by wearing down the red-hot favourite , Moon Cactus , owned ironically by Sheikh Mohammed , in the dying strides of an event that has become a fertile proving ground for Classic fillies . |
| 5 | The strong achievement orientation of Japanese society and the degree to which it has become a genuine educational meritocracy have led many to assume that this aim has been achieved . |
| 6 | In every other European country , regional policy has become a hot political issue , particularly in the past decade . |
| 7 | For feminists , the acknowledgement of lesbian experience has become a central theoretical issue . |
| 8 | Indeed , the RUC has become a well-organised paramilitary force with a range of repressive powers . |
| 9 | For the first time in history , later life has become a normal human expectation . |
| 10 | We were much pressed in argument with submissions that , although fraudulent conduct has become a serious social evil , there are other evils just as grave , or even graver , which have not attracted any special powers ; that if the reason for giving exceptional powers to the Serious Fraud Office is that many frauds involve complicated transactions which are difficult to unravel , then the same could be said of the long and complex trials ( for instance , arising from charges of affray , or of the importation and supply of prohibited drugs ) to which no such powers have been applied ; and that , moreover , the powers of the Office are made available even where the transactions in question are not complicated , since the Act applies to ‘ serious or complex fraud ’ — not ‘ serious and complex fraud . ’ |
| 11 | When this country is already committed to the highly expensive Trident ( which , from changes in global politics , has become a complete white elephant ) ; when the need for the EFA is also , to say the least , questionable , as recognised by all the partners in it and particularly Germany ; and when our own government accepts that public spending cuts are essential ; then surely the EFA should be the prime target for those cuts . |
| 12 | Dr Ed Dart , director of research at ICI Seeds , which has become a major international organisation since it started in 1985 , plays these down . |
| 13 | Already Bahrain has become a major international banking centre with over one hundred and fifty bank branches and representative offices , although oil market developments plus the political environment of the region could curb its rate of progress . |
| 14 | In addition , there is fanaticism and lack of religious tolerance , which has become a major human rights problem in many parts of the world . |
| 15 | The May festival has become a major social event in the racing calendar and includes a classic trial for the Derby . |
| 16 | Multicultural education has become a major educational concern in recent years , especially in schools . |
| 17 | In recent years the discrediting of quangos has become a popular political pastime . |
| 18 | Forms will be available shortly for the Hale 5 road race on December 20 , which has become a popular pre-Christmas outing for runners , serious and not so serious . |
| 19 | It has become a happy annual event where Catholic women can meet and discuss subjects of interest and honour the chosen women of the year . |
| 20 | Now , i the modern computer age , it has become a widespread commercial reality . |
| 21 | Mike Coggin , chief executive of the Scottish operation , said yesterday : ‘ Europe has become a significant potential market for leisurewear and sportswear . |
| 22 | Because of the higher picture quality , Super VHS ( and , to a lesser extent , Super VHS-C ) , has become a semi-pro premium format for the origination of recordings intended for post-production editing onto a copy tape . |
| 23 | • You had only to watch Curtis Strange shoot that all-time record 62 at St. Andrews in a Dunhill Cup to realise golf has become a whole new ball game . |
| 24 | The whole question of public spending has become a lively political issue at central and local levels . |
| 25 | College Report has recorded over the years most of Marjorie Boulton 's considerable output of writing , both in English and in Esperanto , a field in which she has become a leading international figure and through which she has enjoyed much travel and many friendships . |
| 26 | Watching real people do real things on video has become a favourite American pastime . |
| 27 | VSW Scientific Instruments has become the exclusive European distributor for the Dennis Leigh Technology range of mass spectrometers . |
| 28 | The result of this , as far as the individual is concerned , is still inevitably depression and its polar opposite mania , except that in these circumstances depression has become the vague permanent melancholy which state oppression invariably induces , and the intermittent mania is that produced by alcohol . |
| 29 | THEFT has become the fastest growing business with more than £2 billion worth of goods stolen every year , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 30 | Inhibition of gastric acid secretion has become the traditional medical treatment for reflux oesophagitis . |