Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] been a success " in BNC.

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1 The government claim that GP fund-holding has been a success .
2 The Financial Times , for example ( 1986 ) , has suggested that ‘ there is little doubt that in commercial terms the LDDC has been a success ’ .
3 The social scientist charged with monitoring and evaluating the project ( Goodman 1979 ) refused to answer the question as to whether or not the experiment had been a success , asserting that this was the wrong question .
4 As far as she was concerned , the tea had been a success .
5 He said the skills audit had been a success both for the people who took part in it , and for the City Challenge area .
6 The initiative has been a success in terms of sales .
7 From the organisers point of view the festival had been a success .
8 But does Attalli feel EBRD has been a success in its grander strategy ?
9 ROGER GANN , ARMED WITH A BUNCH OF GRAPES , PEERS UNDER THE BANDAGES TO SEE IF THE FACELIFT HAS BEEN A SUCCESS .
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11 The chairman of the carnival committee , Mrs Bailey , said in her speech at the ‘ supper and entertainment ’ that the event had been a success , and hoped it had ‘ laid the foundation for what may become an annual event ’ .
12 On April 4 the DP claimed that the strike had been a success , with strong support in several large enterprises , but observers assessed that even in the cities support for the strike had been patchy .
13 Despite the débâcle over the march , the rally had been a success and the DHAC returned to the Guildhall in late August for its largest and most successful demonstration so far , in the council chamber .
14 But it 's still considered that Balcerowicz 's reforms have been a success .
15 From mid April to late summer , depending on the success of the breeding season , ospreys will be around and , if you visit in July or August and the season has been a success , you may be lucky enough to see a new family of young birds exercising their strengthening wings .
16 In general , the theory has been a success .
17 Our little foray has been a success , ’ Maggie announced .
18 Iraq , a signatory to the non-proliferation treaty , appears to have managed to divert nuclear materials to bomb-making despite regular safeguard inspections , but the treaty has been a success on the whole — as indeed has been the complex structure of hot-line , surveillance and negotiation which has ensured that the East-West ‘ balance of terror ’ never tipped over into nuclear war :
19 IT WAS 9.15 on Tuesday night , the din of a thousand jubilant Tories echoed round a Wembley conference hall and the verdict from the critics was that John Major 's final rally address had been a success .
20 He said that the latest measures had been a success , that Ruth 's temperature had dropped and her breathing loosened .
21 As the boats began to leave the mouth of the River Tees , where they had been barring the way to Teesport , they claimed their eight-hour show of strength had been a success .
22 Our first and subsequent courses have been a success and are part of a long-term commitment to AIDS prevention .
23 The Cuban leader said the election had been a success in the face of intense pressure from the United States , hostile radio stations run by Cuban exiles in the US had called on Cubans to abstain or spoil their votes .
24 The scheme has been a success for fund-holders ' own patients , but detrimental to the rest .
25 Early assessments indicate that fundholding has been a success in enabling practices to manage their budgets and develop patient services in the way it chooses .
26 That the system has been a success is not in doubt .
27 But the states for which the nineteenth century had been a success story , Germany and still more Great Britain , showed little or nothing of the desire for officially-backed dissemination of their culture and advertisement of their intellectual achievements which was so noticeable in France .
28 Many people have strong views on whether or not the nationalized industries have been a success story .
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