Example sentences of "[noun] have [be] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Motability has been one of the few established successes of a mixed economy . |
| 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 | Muller , in fact , played off-season for the Greystones club in Ireland and by all accounts has been one of the most successful migratory players to visit the island . |
| 4 | His Excellency has been one of the best Ambassadors Spain has ever sent us , and his very dear wife has given him so much support . |
| 5 | The general pattern of change has been one of upward mobility . |
| 6 | For many years Serge Moscovici has been one of the leading critics of orthodoxies in social psychological thinking . |
| 7 | Defence has been one of the big strong points of Widnes performances this season . |
| 8 | In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC . |
| 9 | Mr Haskins has been one of the most outspoken critics of the MMB plan to turn its other functions over to the new Milk Marque co-op . |
| 10 | Ideology has been one major determining factor in the strategic approach adopted by unions . |
| 11 | The new approach to assessment has been one of the most important changes in vocational education and training over the last ten years . |
| 12 | The average attendance in the 121 years of its existence has been 60–80 pupils . |
| 13 | The relationship between linguistics and literature has been one of the most widely discussed issues in modern literary theory . |
| 14 | All I will say is that in attempting to develop theories about the alleviation of neurological dysfunction as she has , Dr Hari has been one of very few medical scientists to address an important ‘ black hole ’ in the research agenda . |
| 15 | The Urban Programme has been one policy instrument through which the government has been able , if only at the margins , to influence the position of black people in the major conurbations . |
| 16 | Dixons has been one of the first retail chains to suffer from the slowing of retail demand . |
| 17 | The lads were ‘ bang up for it — Talking Heads has been one of our favourite bands for a long time ’ , and another odd musical alliance was struck up , adding to a curious list of collaborations including the Velvet Underground 's John Cale ( who produced ‘ Squirrel And G-Man ’ ) and Donovan ( who supported them on tour ) . |
| 18 | Fraud has been one of the problems that the factors/invoice discounters have had to tackle during the recession . |
| 19 | Since last November the average settlements recorded by Rewards ' clients has been 5 p.c . |
| 20 | For Dollimore , whose reading of the play in Radical Tragedy has been one of the more persuasive recent accounts , Faustus is the site of a power struggle between God and Lucifer , both equally responsible for his destruction . |
| 21 | In Britain there has been a notable tension between the demands of law and order ideology and the practical impossibility of increasing prison populations exponentially , and this tension has been one factor encouraging the phenomenon of ‘ bifurcation ’ ( see Chapter 1 ) . |
| 22 | It is an impossibly restricted view , therefore , to imagine a universal approach to landform study being based only upon consideration of historical development … the physical and the resulting psychological , inability of geographers to handle successfully the simultaneous operation of a number of causes contributing to a given effect has been one of the greatest impediments to the advancement of their discipline . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Terry Hands , retiring director of the RSC , will be facing up to Douglas Mason of the Adam Smith Institute , whose Expounding The Arts has been one of the most interesting discussion documents of recent years . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm sure that not eating has been one of your problems , ’ she informed me . |
| 26 | On three occasions all 12 have been Unionist , but over the years the usual figure has been 10 Unionist . |
| 27 | 1991 in many respects has been one of the toughest years in Hygiene but despite that we will have achieved our budgeted target and increased our profit by 40% over 1990 — a truly excellent performance ! |
| 28 | The authors go on to offer examples of students whose transition from college has been one of experiencing limited choice and often unsuitable placements . |
| 29 | The Great Tower of Magdalen College has been one of Oxford 's best known sights since the fifteenth century . |
| 30 | The 26-year-old 's ability to run with the ball and poach spectacular goals has been one of the major factors behind QPR 's impressive start to the season . |