Example sentences of "[det] have been the " in BNC.

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1 Each has been the victim of the recession , the debenture memberships of several thousands of pounds being beyond the pocket of most golfers .
2 Each has been the subject of strong protests by local people and environmental groups .
3 That has been the typically cynical reaction to the appointment of Christopher Haines , a high-flyer from the sugar industry , as the Club 's first ever chief executive .
4 That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears .
5 That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears .
6 That has been the case most clearly in America in the past dozen turbulent years .
7 That has been the downfall of the Auction Mart however .
8 So that has been the company 's three-pronged strategy in the past year .
9 To date , that has been the only way — mass starvation , disease , AIDS , wars and insurrection , enforced transmigration and so on .
10 That has been the latest Australian sports game featuring powerhouse backrower Willie Ofahengaue .
11 There has been one miracle already and that has been the hand put back on . ’
12 That has been the most tremendous shock — the bank 's lack of appreciation of the problems facing professional practices , whether it 's accountancy , law or whatever .
13 That has been the most tremendous shock — the bank 's lack of appreciation of the problems facing professional practices
14 That has been the focus of this course and we hope we have managed to provide a framework for practice within which this can be achieved .
15 Now what I 've got to put a diagnosis on this , so if I write depression cos that has been the problem has n't it ?
16 As Opposition Front Bench spokesmen are murmuring , I will say that it has a Labour council ; that has been the reason for my increasing majority .
17 That has been the result of 10 years of Labour control in Derbyshire county council .
18 That has been the position of Labour speaker after Labour speaker , but we could not tolerate such an unfair system .
19 Whether or not that was the intent of the regulations — and I am willing to believe that it was not the Minister 's intent — that has been the net effect of the way in which the three-week period was cut off due to the way that the regulations were tabled .
20 It has been overtaken by local practices and informal agreements — and that has been the case since mechanisation of the industry began in the 1950s .
21 That has been the case for lifers since 1970 .
22 Of course , that has been the case over the past 12 years — the record is remarkable .
23 That has been the cornerstone of the TA concept , and many people have protested about the changes because activities in and around the TA and the drill hall created a culture of its own , certainly in many working class communities .
24 He will be aware that that has been the subject of a long-standing argument in the health service .
25 That has been the Government 's argument for a national curriculum — it has been broadly accepted — but we need a national curriculum that is secure and delivered by the inspectorate .
26 ‘ We basically say to them if you put your trust in us we will not fail you — and that has been the case .
27 That has been the only topic of conversation throughout the county lately , ’ adds Chivers , ‘ We beat them last year at Casement Park , then fell to Donegal in the final .
28 Erm local plan progress is is well advanced erm er in the national parks and that has been the subject of continued discussion erm between the county and its national park committee , the county planning committee and its national park committee .
29 That has been the main probem problem with the delay , can you confirm that erm assuming the the software is er is actually rated flight safe er that there are other stages yet , we 've still got to integrate the weapons systems , sensors and everything else .
30 That has been the cry recently from some traders in Lurgan as reported in Sunday Life two weeks ago .
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