Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [been] a strong " in BNC.

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1 While DEC Europe has long been a strong advocate for X.desktop , DEC US originally opted for the rival Visix Looking Glass product ( UX No 306 ) , and more recently began evaluating HP 's Visual User Environment ( UX No 377 ) .
2 He remarks that in America especially there has always been a strong cross-racial homosexual attraction less restrained by social barriers than its heterosexual counterpart ; ‘ the very furtiveness and outlaw status of the gayworld has led to its greater integration across colour lines ’ .
3 Brooks has always been a strong influence in the stability market , evidenced by the long-term success of the Chariot .
4 The discreet field of African art , which escaped art market speculation and has always been a strong point at the fair , will be better represented than ever this year by six dealers , two of them newcomers — Meyer and Ratton , both from Paris .
5 In Bohemia especially , with its long tradition of industrialisation stretching back to the 1830s , where there has always been a strong commitment to the idea of social equality , where the call for national equality against the Germans had a strong social context , it 's quite logical that some kind of socialist or social thought will in the end prevail .
6 There has also been a strong movement to introduce the craft of writing into the curriculum , so pupils can create their own meanings in a variety of forms .
7 It has never been a strong language because it has produced little or no literature , so that it has seemed to have more of folklore about it than utility .
8 I 've always been a strong advocate of public service broadcasting , such an important element in this influential means of communication .
9 The FDP 's radical wing was dissatisfied with these policies , but there had always been a strong laissez-faire economic tradition in the party and the SDP were now too divided to make suitable partners in government .
10 This was reflected in a loosening of what had traditionally been a strong correlation between landownership and civil and military office , especially at the highest level .
11 She adopted an abrasive stance towards the European Common Market , for which she had never been a strong enthusiast .
12 And Smart E 's manager Danny Donnelly says : ‘ There 's always been a strong dance scene here and that 's probably why local bands have been at the forefront of the rave scene .
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