Example sentences of "of [noun] have [been] one of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general pattern of change has been one of upward mobility . |
| 2 | For many , the whole idea of using Marxist concepts of analysis is out of the question for a Christian and the spectre of communism has been one of the most divisive aspects . |
| 3 | Britain 's growth rate has been one of the lowest of any major Western economy since 1961 , that Britain 's share of investment has been one of the two lowest , that Britain 's share of world trade has been falling while others have had rising shares and that Britain 's rate of inflation has been one of the fastest in the Western world . |
| 4 | The history of Burma has been one of imperialism . |
| 5 | The eclipse of electricity as a means of propulsion has been one of the more curious facets of the evolution of transport . |
| 6 | Britain 's growth rate has been one of the lowest of any major Western economy since 1961 , that Britain 's share of investment has been one of the two lowest , that Britain 's share of world trade has been falling while others have had rising shares and that Britain 's rate of inflation has been one of the fastest in the Western world . |
| 7 | For many years the People 's Republic of China has been one of the world 's leading conventional arms and nuclear technology exporters . |
| 8 | At the same time , his account of society has been one of the most bitterly contested of all social theories , for it is not only a sociological theory , but also a philosophy of man and a programme for revolutionary change in society . |
| 9 | However , as Shaw has argued , although the main characteristic of competition has been one of parallel pricing , there have been occasional price wars , particularly following the entry of new firms . |
| 10 | In the past the attitude of the majority of teachers has been one of ‘ tell us what you want and we will provide it ’ . |