Example sentences of "there has also been a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Since the mid-1980s , there has also been a sharp growth in the numbers of foreign aid donors giving various kinds of scholarships , either for study abroad or training in South Africa .
2 There has also been a 10.1 per cent .
3 But there has also been a wider questioning of the whole conception of a transition to socialism .
4 ‘ Israel has fled before the Philistines , and there has also been a great slaughter among the people ; your two sons also , Hophni and Phinehas , are dead , and the ark of God has been captured . ’
5 There has also been a great deal of adulation which is perhaps even more harmful for it generates mysticism .
6 With greater individual involvement , there has also been a great increase in the number of links with universities and other outside research centres .
7 There has also been a corresponding shift in the role advocated for statutory social care agencies , from the direct provision of services for elderly and disabled people themselves , to supporting instead those relatives , friends and neighbours who are increasingly responsible for providing most of their care :
8 There has also been a political debate over whether the state should play a role in production or whether its presence should be reduced in order to clear the way for greater private initiative .
9 There has also been a healthy rise in the real level of investment in new building and work which in 1991 contributed 36% of GDFCF .
10 There has also been a certain amount of experimental work by linguists and psychologists which supports the hypothesis that for current speakers of English , generic masculines are interpreted as masculine rather than generic — though it has to be said the results of this work are not entirely clear-cut , except perhaps in the case of generic man .
11 There has also been a strong movement to introduce the craft of writing into the curriculum , so pupils can create their own meanings in a variety of forms .
12 A great deal of change has been seen in the power drill market over recent years : cordless models have become more popular , and there has also been a gradual move towards variable-speed percussion models , even by the occasional home improver .
13 There has also been a considerable degree of unnecessary subsidy .
14 There has also been a big run on nostalgia toys this year , says Philip Goodall , who runs three large toy shops in Oxfordshire .
15 There has also been a huge recovery of confidence in construction material shares as RMC and Redland , although my favourite remains Blue Circle at 250p because of its involvement in the home improvement business through Armitage Shanks .
16 There has also been a significant decline in the cult of the saints , and many of the practices which characterized the devotional revolution of the mid-nineteenth century .
17 There has also been a significant growth in the number and size of black-led Pentecostal churches during the last two or three decades .
18 Indeed within the housing investment component ( dwellings ) there has also been a significant transfer of resources from the public to the private sector .
19 More than £150,000 of Northern regional health authority and South West Durham District Heath Authority cash has been allocated towards eliminating two-year waits and there has also been a significant reduction in those waiting between 12 and 23 months .
20 There has also been a steady growth in the number and quality of teachers engaged in special educational needs support .
21 There has also been a high turnover of state Senate leaders , House speakers and even local newspaper publishers .
22 There has also been a high incidence of murder following rape.Allegations have to be handled with care , but there is clear evidence that rape camps have been set up .
23 There has also been a High Court decision on the rights of the trustees of St. Bartholomew 's hospital in relation to a substantial portion of British Rail land at King 's Cross .
24 At the same time , however , there has also been a large , but lower , flow of inward investment .
25 There has also been a miraculous rise of the Liberals from the ashes — they may just squeak past 5 per cent themselves .
26 At the more local level there has also been a marked shift away from major urban areas towards areas which previously had been less industrialized .
27 There has also been a marked reduction in suspended solid discharges and in alkalinity levels — achieved through several initiatives .
28 There has also been a deliberate policy to exclude the committee from important decisions to license new veterinary drugs . ’
29 There has also been a growing and restless desire for something new — and a fresh way of making that vital statement .
30 There has also been a growing recognition that MPs need help to enable them to carry out their duties effectively .
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