Example sentences of "the [noun prp] have [adv] [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Soviet media noted that this meeting would also raise the issue of American military bases in the Philippines ‘ where it is supposed the Pentagon has already been able to site nuclear weapons secretly ’ . |
| 2 | The Master of the Rolls has always been keen to find a middle way . ’ |
| 3 | Writers of porn in the States have also been quick to acknowledge their role in helping us to face the epidemic . |
| 4 | Communications by sea across the enclosed waters of the Adriatic has always been easier than by land routes across the mountains or along the narrow coastal strip . |
| 5 | The DKP had long been dependent on the East German Socialist Unity Party of Germany ( SED — ultimately renamed the Party of Democratic Socialism ( PDS ) in February 1990 — see p. 37260 ) and had suffered as a result of the changes in East Germany ; the ending of financial support from the SED had led to a scaling down of operations . |
| 6 | In the past , the NHS has perhaps been guilty of seeing structures and organisational change as the outcome measures of new initiatives . |
| 7 | The CEGB has probably been unwise in its emphasis on the economic benefits to be had from building a PWR at Sizewell . |
| 8 | ( The Shah had indeed been strident in his denunciations of Western decadence and corruption . ) |
| 9 | And the Wolverines had likewise been busy — though they had not thought of that rune trick … |
| 10 | The latter package is designed to be broadcast during the peak viewing hours of 8pm and 10pm when the BBC has traditionally been unable to do it . |
| 11 | The latter package is designed to be broadcast during the peak viewing hours of 8pm and 10pm when the BBC has traditionally been unable to do it . |
| 12 | Thus far , for instance , accuracies of land cover ( let alone what is often needed , i.e. land use ) determined from Landsat and SPOT imagery for the UK have rarely been higher than 70 per cent unless trivial classifications ( e.g. built/unbuilt land ) have been used . |
| 13 | Mathematics competitions in the UK have traditionally been elitist affairs designed to single out a few extraordinary individuals and effectively to exclude the rest . |
| 14 | Taylor said : ‘ The FA have always been good employers to all the previous managers who have suffered as I am suffering the kind of criticism that is about . |
| 15 | While the old policy of seclusion was proved non-viable , the opening to the West has never been total and unambiguous . |
| 16 | Lumping British art with international modern art under the single roof of the Tate has always been anomalous and is now becoming intolerable . |
| 17 | The NI has always been concerned to point out what is wrong with the Green Revolution : that it favours richer farmers who can afford its high-yield seeds and extra fertiliser ; that its ecological impact is worrying . |
| 18 | The NI has always been sceptical about the value of government-to-government overseas aid , which too easily finds its way into the pockets of an elite or is wasted on the wrong kind of project . |
| 19 | The Examination Department of the AES has also been busy . |
| 20 | The HAE has also been involved in developing the Hire Industry Training Standard ( HITS ) — a scheme for workplace assessment which leads to a nationally recognised City and Guilds qualification in hire . |
| 21 | At the same function RFU secretary Dudley Wood said that the problem is worse in France , where the national club championship is the dominating force , whilst the president added that the RFU had twice been prepared to act against clubs but held back for lack of clinching evidence . |
| 22 | The USA had previously been opposed to such involuntary repatriation , as had the Vietnamese government , but the latter was expected to go along with the initiative , given its current desire to restore diplomatic relations with the USA . |
| 23 | The SNP has always been unswerving in its condemnation of violent tactics and its alienation of those who flirt with them . |
| 24 | The McofS has only been involved with two developments so far ( The Kelvin Hall in Glasgow and the Leisure Centre in Dundee — currently being built ) . |