Example sentences of "system have been a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Is my right hon. Friend aware that the fund-holding system has been a spectacular success — so much so that many of the more trendy , intellectual GPs who were initially sceptical of it now welcome it more and more with open arms ?
2 The project to replace the Institute 's main computer system has been a major task throughout the year .
3 While the education system has been a major target for opponents of apartheid since the 1953 Bantu Education Act , it was not until the 1980s that more concrete attempts were made to formulate ideas for another kind of education system .
4 It has proved impossible to determine whether the French LFA farmer is better off financially having loans compared with his UK counterpart receiving a capital grant ; the indications are that the UK system has been a greater incentive , especially towards land improvements .
5 Positivist criminology 's almost complete abandonment of the classical concern with the significance of the criminal justice system has been a serious omission .
6 Does the Minister agree that the system has been a total failure , which was one of the reasons why the link steering group used consultants to study the scheme ?
7 The introduction of a national health care system had been a major plank in Carter 's programme in 1976 , but his proposals failed to become law .
8 Overlaps in the tax payment transfer receipt system have been a focal point for much discussion in the 1980s with various sorts of ‘ traps ’ identified .
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