Example sentences of "has been a [noun] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cheap solar energy conversion has been a dream of some scientists since the first oil crisis back in the late 1970s . |
| 2 | The main worry is that modular schemes might undo the progress towards an integrated approach to first degree studies which has been a feature of some professional subjects in recent years , notably in post-Finniston engineering courses . |
| 3 | This has been a problem on some of the new designs of Sprinter and at present , it is often quite uncertain whether one can or can not travel with a cycle on specific journeys , which discourages cyclists from using rail at all . |
| 4 | Although funding has been a problem for some flexible trainees in the past , these new arrangements should improve this aspect of the arrangements considerably . |
| 5 | Although there has been a settlement of some sort at North Shields since the Middle Ages , the modern town is a product of the addition of industrial capitalism to mercantile capitalism . |
| 6 | The interpretation of the requirement in practice has varied and there has been a tendency for some companies to understate rather than emphasise the significance of what they have done . |
| 7 | Such uncollegial feeling has been a factor at some investment banks : Smith Barney , for example . |
| 8 | This has been a source of some less than harmonious comments from my beloved . |
| 9 | The latter point has been a cause of some concern because , in the 1980s , black kids continue to involve themselves in sport with a fervour which alarms many , fearful that blacks ' achievements can only reinforce traditional stereotyped images about blacks being adept at physical pursuits , but inept at intellectual ones . |
| 10 | The whole question of the ideal size for a public library authority has been a matter of some controversy in Britain since the publication of the McColvin report in 1943 . |
| 11 | The nature of that development , however , has been a matter of some dispute . |
| 12 | The extent to which such an understanding is justified has been a matter of some debate , not only at the local level , but in terms of national politics , and even politics within the EC . |
| 13 | Whether to reclaim or reject this term has been a matter of some debate in Black communities . ) |
| 14 | Inside the front cover of its annual report , the company prints an unusual request : ‘ Within the European Community a single market in commercial vehicles has been a reality for some time . |