Example sentences of "has [adv] been a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has long been a lucrative private market in econometric models and the predictions that arise from them : nowadays these predictions come free of charge in the daily media prognostications of the specialist forecasters . |
| 2 | He remarks that in America especially there has always been a strong cross-racial homosexual attraction less restrained by social barriers than its heterosexual counterpart ; ‘ the very furtiveness and outlaw status of the gayworld has led to its greater integration across colour lines ’ . |
| 3 | For Labour the traditional family has always been a moral absolute and not at all a changing social relationship , statistics on single-parent families notwithstanding — not to mention ‘ pretended families ’ . |
| 4 | Historically the transport business has always been a male dominated area therefore it may have been expected that the drivers would bite hard on their Yorkie bars and throw their hands up in horror at the prospect of not only having a lady boss , but one who had n't even got a driving licence for a Mini let alone a 38-tonne artic . |
| 5 | To the compounders of explosives , ammonium nitrate has always been a useful cheap ‘ extender ’ for expensive nitro-organic explosives . |
| 6 | West Oxfordshire accounts for just 10% and West Oxfordshire has always been a prudent careful Council , and if Oxfordshire followed West Oxfordshire 's policy , then the community charge would be very considerably less than it is under Labour/S L D over-spending policies . |
| 7 | Quality has always been a key differentiating factor between short-term gain and long-term success . |
| 8 | Because of its pivotal role in sustaining the apartheid system , education has always been a central political issue , and is perceived by all parties to the conflict as a terrain over which political struggle occurs . |
| 9 | Eating in Greece has always been a great social occasion — it 's normal to begin with meze , sharing from small plates of typically Greek food — taramasalata , tzatziki , dolmades , kalamari and Greek salad and it 's customary to go into the kitchen to choose your main course . |
| 10 | Linear representation of solid form has always been a valid artistic technique , especially in drawing ( as distinct from painting ) , and it can be used in marquetry work also provided the nature of the material ( ie. wood ) is not ignored . |
| 11 | ‘ This lack of attack , ’ said the former British Open Champion and Curtis Cup golfer , ‘ has always been a big British failing . |
| 12 | Rounding up long-lost varsity chums for a rollicking angst-fest has always been a reliable dramatic wheeze , but it can only grab an audience by the short and curlies if you 're prepared to shed gallons of blood on the tracks . |
| 13 | York has traditionally been a favourite halting spot for gypsies . |
| 14 | The American constitution can not be changed except through a very cumbersome and difficult constitutional procedure which requires the vote of two thirds of the members of both houses of congress and a resolution from three quarters of the leg state legislatures , so it 's not a simple majority , you ca n't just simply say oh let's add something to the constitution , very difficult indeed erm er and there has n't been a significant recent amendment to the constitution . |
| 15 | The establishment of a National Curriculum has certainly been a major historical movement , but it is not the case that nothing was defined prior to 1988 and now everything is defined . |
| 16 | There has never been a single definitive statement of what are British objectives for policy in the EEC ; nor is it wholly reasonable to expect one . |