Example sentences of "has [adv] [been] [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Cow 's milk allergy has hitherto been considered a temporary condition that improves or disappears with age .
2 This whole question is of importance not only because it was so central to Engels 's book but also because The Origin has rightly been considered a major contribution to the feminist tradition .
3 The divine has long been made an intimate participant in male experiences of violence , in war and in political martyrdom .
4 Histamine has long been considered a putative mediator of the gastric acid secretory response to ethanol .
5 Although clearance under s138 is advisable , it is not essential to the operation of s135 , though some tax inspectors seem to assume that where clearance has not been obtained the anti-avoidance provision in s137 will automatically apply to deny capital gains tax deferral .
6 New Zealand Test star Iro has not been given a new contract by Manly and was offered back to Wigan last week .
7 This fish has not been given a common name and is usually referred to as the ‘ sebae ’ .
8 He accepts that he can not make a categorical statement about innocence or guilt , but he feels that his constituent has not been given a fair hearing .
9 A smaller table was beside the desk with a high-backed typewriter , the sign of a junior executive who has not been allocated a personal secretary and must write his own memoranda .
10 But there are grounds for scepticism : there has not been produced a clear coherent overall plan which places significant values , skills and , characteristics at the forefront of the curriculum .
11 The jubilant Knox wrote about her death in terms which make it clear why charity has not been thought a notable feature of Scottish Calvinism .
12 If a separate confidentiality agreement has not been signed an appropriate undertaking can be embodied in the heads .
13 Rupert Bear is not only the world 's tallest hot air balloon and a leading children 's favourite since 1920 , he has just been appointed the National Trust 's young ‘ green ’ spokesman , or should one say spokesbear .
14 Alcock was cheered up by a letter from his CO at Mudros telling him the ‘ Your baby has just been given a new suit of clothes and is learning to walk .
15 A young teacher ( Class 3 ) has just been given a special award for the ‘ best classroom ’ in Francistown .
16 And the unique project has just been given the Royal seal of approval .
17 This criticism is forcefully made by Connolly , in the course of a discussion of structuralist theories , of which he takes Althusser s to be a prime example : One of the two complaints aired in this passage has already been discussed the incredulous observation that we can not view people as role-bearers who lead complicated lives in modern industrial societies and simultaneously regard them as determined .
18 The preface adopts a modest tone : ‘ To unite elegance and utility , and blend the useful with the agreeable , has ever been considered a difficult , but an honourable task . ’
19 Hand-loom weaving has always been considered a male artisan activity , with the concession that wives from time to time might assist their husbands at the cottage loom .
20 The description and demonstration of the working of such systems has always been considered a major advance in anthropological theory and is usually traced to the publication in 1940 of African Political Systems by M. Fortes and E. E. Evans-Pritchard with their respective discussions of the Tallensi of West Africa and the Nuer of East Africa .
21 If the l.e.d. does not light , it has probably been inserted the wrong way round in the circuit — reverse its leads and try again .
22 The latter has also been designated a Special Protection Area under the EC 's Wild Birds directive , along with Abberton Reservoir , Essex , which became a Ramsar site in July 1991 .
23 Marxism and Existentialism have exercised the greatest influence upon theology , while in addition the general question of how far theology should permit itself to be influenced by philosophy has also been given a good deal of attention .
24 Cotton has traditionally been awarded a central role in the history of industrialisation .
25 Such a payment has often been called a voluntary payment .
26 After primary school , the encouragement of the imagination in children , and the cultivation of specifically creative activities , has often been thought an optional part of the curriculum , a luxury that may have to be dispensed with , left in , if at all , for the less able pupils deemed incapable of serious learning or for that minority determined to reject ‘ scientific ’ understanding .
27 The Evening Degree in particular has now been given a substantial boost as a result of the University 's successful bid for UFC funding and this means that from 1992–93 , three Arts departments ( History , Film and Media and Politics ) will offer courses in the evenings .
28 The water up to 500 metres around the ship has now been made a no-go area , for fear any oil still in the wreck could be a danger to life and property .
29 In 26 months since his £300,000 move from Highbury he has made just 18 full appearances — none this season — and has now been handed a free transfer .
30 It was a mark of the esteem in which John Burridge was held at Selhurst Park , both as a goalkeeper and as a showman , that whenever he has subsequently returned here with his later clubs he has invariably been accorded a warm welcome , both from Palace fans and from his former playing colleagues .
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