Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | How word meanings combine is a key question when attempting to account for the way discourse is understood . |
| 2 | Cleanliness in TDC institutions has been a priority with the administration since Ellis 's time at least . |
| 3 | Increased co-operation between states has been a significant feature of the post-1945 world order , reflecting the reduced ability of states to act autonomously in the global arena . |
| 4 | The study of attitudes has been a major topic , if not the major topic , in social psychology . |
| 5 | Gathering the right cast a mix of straight theatre , dance and mime performers has been a major task . |
| 6 | Other objects found were a purse and pottery and coffin nails . |
| 7 | The major demographic change occurring in recent decades within the cities has been a decline in absolute population levels ( Redfern , 1982 ; Champion , Coombes and Openshaw , 1983 ) . |
| 8 | Among the projects to benefit are a creche and health care bursaries . |
| 9 | The growing number of life sentence prisoners has been a considerable problem for the prison service for some years now . |
| 10 | It 's been a bit difficult because we are used to doing the things that choirs do , having music and hiding behind it , and of course getting the girls to be uninhibited has been a bit difficult , but they 've taken to it very well actually and having the costumes for today 's rehearsals has been a great help . |
| 11 | Whilst we recognize the conceptual problems associated with rules and their application , the approach in the ethogenic study of the football and classroom cultures has been a pragmatic one . |
| 12 | A steadily more favourable balance on the UK 's trade in primary products has been a particularly important offset : it generated a surplus in 1983 when manufactures went into deficit . |
| 13 | About 5,000 pink flamingos in western Kenya have died of a bacterial infection in recent weeks , which veterinarians say is a natural reaction to over-population . |
| 14 | Indeed the ability to produce a range of returns on value for money indices has been a major factor in securing continued treasury funding . |
| 15 | I very much agree with my hon. Friend that local management of schools has been a great success . |
| 16 | Matching the change in the range of qualifications of school-leavers has been a dramatic transformation in the youth labour market in a little over a decade . |
| 17 | ‘ This week 's Asturias Rally is a European round and therefore worth more points than , say , Valencia . |
| 18 | Lack of funds has been a big problem , especially for research , but it always has been . |
| 19 | But the reality for most of our clients has been a poor service from the system . |
| 20 | These opportunities included being a member of a sixteenth-century religious order , an elder statesman and a doctor . |
| 21 | The nomination of weak candidates has been a factor . |
| 22 | The subject of travel concessions has been a controversial one for the last few months . |
| 23 | The British obsession with betting on homes has been a prime cause of Britain 's boom-bust cycles . |
| 24 | I have never found that my lack of social graces has been a hindrance . |
| 25 | Finally , the disincentives to innovate are a familiar problem in public bureaucracies . |
| 26 | The welfare of these hens has been a controversial issue for many years , and for the past five years we in the Department of Animal Husbandry have been conducting research into ways of improving their welfare . |
| 27 | Mr Clinton occasionally lost his temper , but through all the flak he showed remarkable staying power , which his supporters say is a mark of his fitness to occupy the White House 's Oval Office . |
| 28 | Unlike most European countries where a close association between unions and political parties has been a longstanding phenomenon , US unions have little close and direct connection with political parties and have relied very heavily on collective bargaining rather than political activity as the means of achieving their ends . |
| 29 | On the one hand the multiplication of good brasseries in recent months has been a breath of fresh air to the restaurant industry , and the public has shown its appreciation by packing them full every night . |
| 30 | After the third day of REM sleep deprivation little sleep at all was being achieved , and the symptoms that the subjects showed were a combination of the effects of total sleep deprivation and suggestion . |