Example sentences of "[noun pl] has [vb pp] down " in BNC.
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| 1 | The real reason is that competition between the various issuers has forced down the charges levied on the retailers — once as high as 3 to 5 per cent , down to an average of 2.2 per cent in 1988 and now 1.7 per cent and falling . |
| 2 | While the rate of management buyouts has slowed down with the recession those that were launched in Scotland had a good record of being completed . |
| 3 | Since then , the ‘ Willowgate ’ scandal over the illegal sale of cars has brought down five cabinet ministers , one of whom committed suicide . |
| 4 | The name of Lads has survived down through the years from the 15th century . |
| 5 | HOUSEWIFE Sarah Fox 's dream of making a fortune from soap that FLOATS has disappeared down the plughole . |
| 6 | None of the boreholes installed properly during the past 18 months has broken down . |
| 7 | The paper is ambitious and given its scope , inevitably , some interesting assertions are not fully developed , inter alia that using psychodynamic theory at different times will have different meanings for practitioners ; and that in the UK a preoccupation with anti-discriminatory perspectives has slowed down theory building . |
| 8 | Since March 1990 , the number of patients waiting more than two years has come down by 47 per cent . |
| 9 | ( Dixon 1984 : 38–9 ) As a consequence of this incident ( and no doubt others like it ) , the Australian Institute for Aboriginal Studies has laid down ethical guidelines and imposed strict conditions upon research grant applicants , including linguists . |
| 10 | The number of hours a week worked by juniors has come down by about 10 hours since the Labour party was in power . |
| 11 | Madam Speaker in view of the fact that the real value of pensions has gone down for many years now following the break . |
| 12 | Our capital programme for new railways , better roads and other infrastructures has slowed down noticeably , and although new schools and hospitals are being built , generally speaking there is a run-down in the state of these facilities . |
| 13 | Growth in export markets has slowed down and at the same time new malting capacity has come on stream leading to a very competitive market place . |
| 14 | ‘ We should join after the turbulence in the foreign exchange markets has died down , ’ Sir Leon said . |
| 15 | The Convoy Aid Romania coordinator has challenged other mercy groups to a public debate but Cleveland Aid for Romanian Children has turned down the invitation . |
| 16 | In this way Tao gets money , but also retains its independence : Charig says that Tao Systems has turned down a number of buy-out bids from the US in the last few months . |
| 17 | In this way Tao gets money , but also retains its independence : Charig says that Tao Systems has turned down a number of buy-out bids from the US in the last few months . |
| 18 | Since 1985 , he says , the number of MIPS in each machine has increased by 35% each year , but the price per MIPS of large systems has gone down by 15% . |
| 19 | Such a conception of women has continued down the centuries . |