Example sentences of "always been a [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of the New has always been a crucial part of pop 's rhetoric : the idea that the future is going to be a improvement on the past ( that sixties ' feeling of being on the brink of a whole new order , the beginning of an endless breaking down of barriers and limits ) . |
| 2 | I 've always been a strong advocate of public service broadcasting , such an important element in this influential means of communication . |
| 3 | In the United States , what we now recognise as social psychology has always been a rich vein of thought . |
| 4 | For legendary country star Johnny Cash , America 's history has always been a rich source of material — and dressing up ! |
| 5 | Military conscription has always been a useful way of soaking up young people and even though Russia is suffering from a decline in the birthrate the sudden release of a large number of men on to the civilian labour market might be difficult to absorb at a time when Gorbachev is trying to raise productivity . |
| 6 | It is perhaps surprising that plant tissues contain substances which affect animals , but plants have always been a useful source of drugs , and indigenous remedies from all parts of the world were studied when research interests expanded after 1945 . |
| 7 | The pentatonic major scale is and has always been a pre-eminent part of the rock guitarist 's vocabulary . |
| 8 | Charlemagne himself , at once " French " and " German " , has always been a powerful symbol of European domination , a model for both Napoleon and Kaiser Wilhelm II . |
| 9 | He 'd always been a superb judge of character , but now he doubted himself . |
| 10 | In times of hardship , as in the depression in the 1920 's and 30 's and rationing during the 1940 's and 50's , there has not always been a great choice of food . |
| 11 | There 's always been a great deal of antipathy between Cheka and Securitate , but the Securitate has to kow-tow . |
| 12 | The portfolio has always been a nervous holder of Pentos paper , and while the shares have been traded successfully over the years , no fortunes have been made . |
| 13 | He says : ‘ I have always been a keen follower of fashion , even before I worked here . |
| 14 | ‘ I think there has always been a slight fear of making massive steps on our own , ’ says Gedge . |
| 15 | Sport had always been a prominent source of news in its own right . |
| 16 | Given that Paisley 's ability to predict political events had always been a major part of his public image , one would have expected the electorate to turn against him , especially when he had committed his personal prestige to the extent of offering to resign if the strike did not change British policy . |
| 17 | The family has probably always been a major source of violence — consider the wealth of folk stories and songs that deal with cruel sisters , feuding brothers , and infanticide — but now the violence may be more hidden , less open to immediate social control from the wider community , at least until it is too late . |
| 18 | The UK has always been a net exporter of carpets and its reputation for quality has worldwide acclaim . |
| 19 | Steve had always been a natural upsetter of any apple-cart his foot came near , whereas Jim Gordon was a sheriff at heart . |
| 20 | The North Pier has always been a focal point of the tramway : in this early scene , car 5 is loading for South Shore , while open-sided car 7 is bounded for Cocker Street . |
| 21 | Alan Wilcox puts it down to the fact that there has always been a hard core of people for whom it becomes their chief social interest . |
| 22 | The construction of levadas to carry irrigation and drinking-water has always been a difficult feat of engineering , and many men have been killed over the years in their construction . |
| 23 | In fact over the years there 's always been a significant amount of lesbian/gay film making in the general programme . |
| 24 | There has always been a vigorous tradition of English studies in adult education , and indeed it was through such classes that I was myself able to become a mature student in the early 1950s . |
| 25 | My father owned garages , so cars have always been a big part of my life . ’ |
| 26 | Since the publication of the General Theory there had always been a nagging sense of unease at the treatment of prices in Keynesian macroeconomics . |
| 27 | Initially , it is probably fair to say that the NHS has always been a prolific collector of data , usually fairly basic data and almost always for bureaucratic purposes whether to satisfy regional or national demands for returns . |
| 28 | I 've always been a huge fan of the whole Memphis sound — as I guess everybody has figured by now ! — but the thing about the Stax band was that everything they did was totally minimal , but it slotted together to make something really strong . |
| 29 | Land has always been a precious kind of property . |