Example sentences of "has [adv] [be] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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31 | To be able to sell every vehicle that lands at a UK port and , as a result , to enjoy buoyant prices for used models , has long been the happy position for Mitsubishi 's UK importer , Colt Cars . |
32 | There has long been an unspoken consensus across the party spectrum that challenging the system would be to enter a political minefield . |
33 | On the contrary , the development of such instruments has only been a first step , preparatory to examining the reasons people differ on such traits . |
34 | There has thus been no overall change in balances at the Bank of England , but banks ' holdings of call notes and bills have risen . |
35 | There has thus been a significant debate about the extent to which the state still dominates in international relations . |
36 | The Spanish Civil War has thus been the real focus of recent debate surrounding the British reaction to European fascism . |
37 | Historically sport has broadly been a cohesive force in imperial relations . |
38 | For it is quite clear that despite innovative legislation , the proliferation of enforcement agencies , the relatively new use of imprisonment for corporate offenders , and absolutely ( but not relatively ) large fines for offending corporations , there has not been a substantial brake on corporate crime . |
39 | As yet , however , there has not been a corresponding overhaul and harmonisation of the member countries ’ legal systems . |
40 | The Government can not say that because , by definition , the Government have to be comfortable with everything , but it has not been a profitable period for teachers in terms of their pay . |
41 | Given these considerations , there has not been a managerial revolution . |
42 | But not all of these have been discovered at the 1:50000 scale , and there has not been a systematic ley hunt over all 204 sheets . |
43 | The economic significance of capital maintenance in the balance sheets of public sector organizations has not been a major concern of accountants in the past . |
44 | A third factor is that there has not been a major epidemic in Britain for 20 years . |
45 | There has not been a total severance with education , however , as the trust still allocates money to young people of the parish for further and higher education . |
46 | ‘ There has not been a better centre half in the country for the last 18 months . ’ |
47 | One Shetland policeman said yesterday : ‘ It has not been a regular occurrence by any means . |
48 | A ‘ mixed economy of care ’ , with care being provided on similar terms by public and independent sectors , is not particularly new to local authorities , although the contracting of care from multiple organizations has not been a key policy in the past , more an ad hoc response to specific local problems . |
49 | Clearly it has not been a typical day , even for 5 Airborne Brigade ; yet such operations have taken place seventy-three times since the Second World War . |
50 | Thompson 's career — the Daley record 1976 Olympic Games ( Montreal ) 18th 1977 European Juniors , 1st 1978 Commonwealth Games ( Edmonton ) lst European Championships ( Prague ) 2nd 1980 Olympic Games ( Moscow ) 1st World record ( Gotzis ) 8,648 pts 1982 World record ( Gotzis ) 8,730 pts European Championships ( Athens ) lst World record 8,774 Commonwealth Games , Brisbane , lst 1983 World Championships ( Helsinki ) lst 1984 Olympic Games ( Los Angeles ) lst World record 8,847 1986 Commonwealth Games ( Edinburgh ) lst European Championships ( Stuttgart ) lst 1987 World Championships ( Rome ) 9th 1988 Olympic Games ( Seoul ) 4th It has not been a good year for the class of ‘ 76 . |
51 | Today has not been a good day . |
52 | Prince Charles has not been a frequent visitor to the province . |
53 | Do I discern that skating has not been a frequent pleasure in these parts ? ’ |
54 | Well I can tell you , sir , that is incorrect , there has not been a cursory look at sites as Mr Frost has already underlined . |
55 | And Blumler found that ‘ Parliamentary television in the regions has not been a mere mirror or pale shadow of national television . |
56 | Within the marine environment itself some palaeontologists believe that the overall richness of the marine fauna was established early on , say by the Silurian period , and that there has not been a great increase in the total number of species living in the sea at any one time since then , although of course the kinds of organisms inhabiting the sea have changed many times . |
57 | This high incidence of viral infection is perhaps all the more surprising since there has not been a great deal of flu around this winter so far , and many sufferers no doubt believed that they were going to escape altogether . |
58 | There has not been a single year when the CPS has been fully staffed . |
59 | One doctor said : ‘ There has not been a dramatic increase , but more people are definitely coming into casualty . |
60 | While Robinson was involved with Paisley and McQuade in the demonstrations against the invitation of Charles Haughey , then the Republic 's Prime Minister , to the enthronement of the Church of Ireland Primate in Armagh in May 1980 , he has not been a conspicuous street demonstrator . |