Example sentences of "the [noun prp] has been [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The FRPB has been concerned about the water quality of the River Almond ( Class 3/4 ) for some time and in June 1988 a River Almond Model Study Group was set up to monitor the deteriorating river quality . |
| 2 | In the same year Peter Chambers , at West Midlands College , from amidst the ‘ encircling gloom ’ of the colleges of education , and recognizing the CNAA 's own ‘ in-built conservative practices ’ , felt that ‘ the overall impact of the CNAA has been beneficial for the colleges and that its commitment to innovation is a major factor in curriculum innovation within the colleges of education . |
| 3 | This view is espoused by Myers ( 1986 ) , who believes that deforestation in the Himalaya has been responsible for flood disasters in the lower reaches of the Ganges and Brahmaputra and the higher incidence of flooding that has occurred since 1940 ; apparently flooding now affects some 10 6 ha of land as compared with 6 × 10 6 ha in the early 1950s . |
| 4 | As the government is quick to point out , the level of resources allocated to the NHS has been generous in the past two years , and as a result productivity has increased and the longest waiting times have fallen . |
| 5 | Provider power to shape the service also means that the NHS has been unresponsive to central policy direction and strategic planning . |
| 6 | The history of the allocation of resources within the NHS has been problematic since its establishment . |
| 7 | Since the Noel Hall Report of 1957 , the NHS has been conscious of the need to make special arrangements to ensure its share of good-calibre school leavers and graduates . |
| 8 | Water quality in the Danube has been one of the casualties of the war between Croatia and Serbia , according to the UN Industrial Development Organisation ( UNIDO ) . |
| 9 | This is particularly the case as the IMF has been open to criticism that it ignores the social impact of its prescriptions , which create hardship and the potential for popular unrest as its free-market measures begin to bite . |
| 10 | Surprisingly , consumer reaction to the Amie has been strong among the general public . |
| 11 | From its early involvement in the fated Windscale piles , the UKAEA has been responsible for most of the key decisions in the history of British nuclear technology . |
| 12 | Since May 1991 the Clio has been available with a fuel-injected 1.8-litre petrol engine and October 1991 saw the introduction of the 16-valve high-performance model . |
| 13 | The Clio has been one of Renault 's most successful models ever in the fiercely competitive British market . |
| 14 | The growth of venture capital funds in the UK has been substantial in the 1980s and is the result of a number of factors . |
| 15 | For example , we all know that productivity growth in the UK has been inferior to West Germany 's over the post-war decades ; that product development has been behind that of Japan ; and that over many years the rates of growth of South Korea , Italy and East Germany were higher than the United Kingdom 's . |
| 16 | The EMS has been successful in : ( a ) reducing exchange rate unpredictability . |
| 17 | Traditionally , the Tyne has been one of the bastions of British maritime power . |
| 18 | The ARFU has been concerned at the falling standard of sevens , particularly with the World Cup Sevens to be played in April next year at Murrayfield . |
| 19 | The West has been grateful to Kundera , extravagantly so at times , and has shown an impulse to beat itself with his playful fictions . |
| 20 | The merchandising bonanza in the US has been one of the biggest ever connected with a Hollywood film . |
| 21 | ‘ Secondly , I 'm afraid the owner of the Delos has been guilty of telling you fibs , Admiral . |