Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] have [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Research Councils , through the Advisory Board for the Research Councils ( ABRC ) have commissioned a number of studies of research policy , in order to determine the best measures for the objective assessment of research productivity , and those carried out by the Science Policy Research Unit ( SPRU ) at Sussex University have been fundamental in reviewing existing measures , and suggesting new indicators which may be used singly or in combination . |
| 2 | Venables and the Spurs board have been upset over a series of allegations Scholar has made in his book ‘ Behind Closed Doors ’ , which is published today . |
| 3 | Tour sponsors Tetley Bitter have been unable to persuade customs to allow supplies in for the players . |
| 4 | German genre subjects have been flat for the past few seasons , so it was a pleasant surprise that Franz von Defregger 's ‘ Tyrolean zither player ’ ( est. $70–90,00 ) sold for $105,000 ( £70,000 ) . |
| 5 | Men 's and women 's claims to social security income maintenance have been subject to different assumptions . |
| 6 | The advantages for the printing industry have been enormous . |
| 7 | Fortunately , major contemporary building styles have been subject to detailed analysis in terms of their social significance . |
| 8 | WEDDING bells have been active during the summer with two of our former National Officers finding a new lease of life . |
| 9 | He argues that ‘ the failure of both disputes revealed and reproduced the regional nature of management-labour relations in the industry ’ ( p. 35 ) , because ‘ miners ’ interpretations of the two disputes , and of the underlying arguments , are understood as embedded in the nature of collective social relations at work … the constitution of workplace relations has varied between coalfields and … variations in management and labour strategies have been central to this process ' ( p. 36 ) . |
| 10 | Arsenal supporters have been luckier than most of late ; we have at least had something to spend it on . |
| 11 | Certainly not by direct experience , for few who ‘ know ’ about schoolroom or football violence have been present at its manifestations . |
| 12 | In general terms , inflation accounting methods have been concerned with ensuring that capital is being maintained in economic terms . |
| 13 | Allegations have been made that successful convictions in a number of key murder trials have been dependent upon confession evidence which has been improperly obtained during police interrogation . |
| 14 | Terrestrial telly appearances have been spasmodic in recent years , but Allen is currently busy filming his own series , I Love Keith Allen , for BSB . |
| 15 | Considering Renault 's pioneering work in turbocharging for both road and track , it comes as little surprise that the power delivery is so smooth and strong though even Renault engineers have been unable to iron out the last fraction of a second of lag between the throttle being floored and the turbo-pressure rising . |
| 16 | There are shallow inlets and islands in the Portsmouth area , but the main river valleys , although aggraded in their lower reaches , are not rias , presumably because the rivers have brought down so much alluvium that they have filled any rias which may have been present , whereas the rivers of Pembroke and south-west Ireland have been unable to achieve this . |
| 17 | Much of this now forms part of Africa 's stock of debt as the recipient countries have been unable to service their export credits , and has become a burden on the export credit guarantee agencies of the EC governments . |
| 18 | Emergency services could face additional problems over the next few days - the first weekend that ambulance officers have been involved in the action . |
| 19 | Glenys and Neil Kinnock have been regular customers for several years and it was Glenys who had the honour of cutting the ribbon . |
| 20 | In the UK two small research centres have been helpful in focusing progress on user studies , and in developing reliable methods . |
| 21 | Four out of five manufacturers say export orders have been good or very good over the past three months , according to trade group Trade Indemnity . |
| 22 | Christian Aid staff have been sceptical whether this is appropriate for Christian Aid , with some ( including the LA/C Group ) strongly opposed . |
| 23 | President Walesa has been unable to form a stable government , usually because one or more of the coalition partners have been unwilling to share responsibility for unpopular economic policies . |
| 24 | It is clear that the Opposition Whips have been active . |
| 25 | But recent auction prices have been disappointing . |
| 26 | Ever since the earliest days of the University , Arts departments have been active in extending higher education opportunities beyond the 17–21 age group to a variety of mature students . |
| 27 | I know that my hon. Friend realises that many north-west and north-east Members have been careful not to intervene in the debate because we understand the strength of feeling in my hon. Friend 's constituency . |
| 28 | But there are two further points which emerge from considerations of a wide range of literature relating to public enterprise : big investment decisions have been complicated and delayed as a result of having to be considered by a number of government departments ; such decisions have been easy prey to party political pressures when they have involved the location of new plants and/or closure of old ones [ Knight , 1974 ] . |
| 29 | Another round of talks with 10 per cent shareholder Continental have been futile . |
| 30 | Research findings have been ambivalent in this area and no firm results have been shown . |