Example sentences of "has been [verb] at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Queenie talks about the increased expenditure on recreation from nineteen eighty to now , that 's quite right , there has been a huge increase in spending , and that 's because the Labour Council was committed to improving recreation facilities in the City , and it did n't continue the appalling record that the Conservative administration had had before of virtually no recreational facilities , it invested in recreation facilities — you listed them yourself — and of course those facilities have to be paid for and on when we have stood for election we 've always made it clear that we want to provide quality services , but of course that they have to be paid for , and so the second point that you then made was that , you know , our budget 's gone up beyond belief , well I mean this year it 's being cut by two million pounds , last year it was a standstill budget , and erm that has been done at a time when in fact Central Government has been transferring responsibilities from Central Government onto Local Government without increasing , indeed at the same time decreasing the amount of Central Government grant that 's gone to local councils . |
| 2 | Answer guide : In the former case an invoice for the goods or services supplied has been received whereas in the latter no invoice has been received at the time the accounts are drawn up therefore an estimate of the amount owing for the goods or services provided is made . |
| 3 | Suitable buildings are being considered but no final agreement has been reached at the time of going to press . |
| 4 | In the 1980s , aggregate Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) has been roughly static , and per capita GDP has been falling at a time when net aid flows have been rising . |
| 5 | The national curriculum guidance which has been issued at the time of writing on the two core subjects of mathematics and science shows a welcome emphasis on statements of attainment rather than testing . |
| 6 | The important thing to remember , however , is that in many cases no definitive diagnosis can be made until the results have come back from the laboratory and the fact that nothing has been found at the time of the first visit does not mean that the follow-up visit should be missed . |