Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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31 It has received good reviews ( not tested by Ski survey ) including a study by Liverpool Poly .
32 The subject of the effect of acid rain on the environment ( Forum , 24 February , p 535 ) has received increasing recognition and it certainly behoves those with influence to reduce the quantity of sulphur compounds being released into the atmosphere .
33 The team approach , in modified form , using case managers to co-ordinate team efforts , has received strong support in the recent Griffiths Report ( 1988 ) and subsequent White Paper ( 1990 ) in their recommendations regarding care for people within the community .
34 CRYSTAL PALACE chairman Ron Noades has received personal threats and hate mail from angry fans after his indirect criticism of manager Steve Coppell last week .
35 The Committee on Safety of Medicines has received other reports of suspected neurological reactions , including hemiparesis , facial palsy , dysphasia , dysarthria , paraesthesia , and hemianopia ( Committee of Safety of Medicines , personal communication ) .
36 There is one particular difficulty in extending the notion of the linguistic variable to the analysis of syntactic variation which has received extensive discussion in recent years ( see for example Lavandera ( 1978b ) , Romaine ( 1984b ) and Coveney ( 1986 ) ) .
37 The exhibition has received extensive coverage in the Dutch press and has been visited by groups organised by enthusiastic retailers in the Netherlands .
38 Seaman badly bruised a hip and came off early in the second half last weekend but has received extensive treatment .
39 " In general , Lenneberg 's ( 1967 ) contention that the extent to which a speaker will have a foreign accent correlates fairly well with the age at which the second language is learned has received extensive confirmation .
40 One of the major retrospective strands of this year 's Festival is a tribute to the French film director Bertrand Tavernier , whose latest film THESE FOOLISH THINGS starring Dirk Bogarde and Jane Birkin , has received critical acclaim and a warm reception from audiences .
41 Some forty environmental organizations are taking part in the Ecological Bricks project , which has received financial assistance from the European Community ( EC ) and also from the World Wide Fund for Nature .
42 The publication has received financial support from the Czech Ministry of Culture but is still in need of funding to ensure its survival .
43 Nevertheless the relationship between the money supply and price has received continued attention , with the monetarists trying to provide theoretical and empirical support for the argument that changes in the money supply cause fluctuations in money incomes and prices .
44 Although the 56-inch diameter pipeline has received great publicity it is , in fact , one of six similar lines being laid along the Urengoy ‘ energy corridor ’ , totalling 20,000km in length .
45 One particular aspect of the economic life of Israel which has received great attention in the history of the Church and which needs further expansion is the prohibition on usury .
46 He had been at the forefront of Indian film-making for more than forty years and his work has received international acclaim .
47 It has received international recognition and a long and impressive list of visitors — including the Prime Minister — have lauded its achievements .
48 In last month 's very tough spending round , the main programmes have held up and the British Library has received extra funds .
49 Like Parker , America 's gay activists have long been critical of US Aids policy , arguing the virus has received insufficient priority because it was ‘ only ’ killing gay men .
50 My argument here is not on that issue , since the focus of their attention was on Parliament and parliamentary procedure and I want to introduce the other side of reform into the debate — where it has received insufficient attention .
51 US Secretary of State James Baker announces that the US has received formal request from deposed Kuwaiti government to enforce UN sanctions under the self-defence article ( Article 51 ) of the UN Charter .
52 It has received formal approval from the Justice Ministry , which ruled that the Party 's programme is acceptable under the recently-approved Law on Political parties .
53 However , it is vital that the therapist , whatever his or her profession , has received satisfactory training in such counselling .
54 Thirdly , the Bill has received all-party support , which has enabled us to deal with it in the current Session .
55 More recently this has received added support from the environmental lobby , which has also looked askance at all but the most picturesque forms of employment being introduced into rural areas .
56 Their design , together with the content and format of the printed data , has received particular attention .
57 A group which has received particular attention recently are the unskilled labourers moving from small-scale , mainly agricultural , work on the peripheries of the industrial economies to the economically successful regions .
58 One other route to chaos , not illustrated by the experiment described in Section 24.4 , has received particular attention in the context of transition to turbulence .
59 The figures against the broken lines correspond to the packing percentages from which a 90/10 case file has received random additions .
60 The ‘ homes for heroes ’ debate has received full attention ( Orbach , 1977 ; Swenarton , 1981 ) , but the circumstantial canvas of historical explanation extends over some years .
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