Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] been [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cleanliness in TDC institutions has been a priority with the administration since Ellis 's time at least . |
| 2 | The building has been the subject of controversy ever since locals were told that it was to be turned into a clinic for twenty six convicted sex offenders . |
| 3 | The hotel stands right in the middle of the village , where the old part of the building has been the centre of village life for hundreds of years . |
| 4 | I am sure that the hon. Gentleman recognises that increasing productivity in agriculture has been a feature in the past , both in good years and in bad . |
| 5 | In the United States allergy has been a specialty for decades . |
| 6 | A major user of NASA data and skills has been the UN Environment Programme . |
| 7 | The fairground goldfish has been the starting point for many hobbyists . |
| 8 | ‘ Edinvar has been serving tenants for 20 years and Link has been a landlord for nearly 30 years , so we both have a long history of putting tenants first . ’ |
| 9 | But the crucial missing link has been the failure to recognise the user need to develop unambiguous specifications which can be used by IT suppliers as a target for IT products and services . |
| 10 | As far as capital gains tax is concerned , it is considered that the gain referrable to the wife 's share in the house will be free from a charge to capital gains tax if the house throughout the term of the settlement has been the wife 's only or main residence ( Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 , s222 ) . |
| 11 | A related weakness has been the lack of effective co-operation between industry and higher education . |
| 12 | Organizationally , the weakness has been the failure to develop an appropriate management structure . |
| 13 | One pitfall has been the temptation to adopt a ‘ lowest common denominator ’ approach to unit length and course delivery , leading to a set of central ‘ modular ’ regulations which , in their efforts to retain local features of individual cases , present the student with an overall scheme of mind-boggling complexity . |
| 14 | Running alongside this financial support has been an attempt to promote industrial cooperatives where small firms would share distribution facilities or share the production of one brand name . |
| 15 | A recent development with current accounts has been the introduction of debit cards . |
| 16 | The crucial factor in the development of bureaucracy in communist states has been the impossibility of democratizing administration , of throwing it open to literate lay people as Lenin wanted . |
| 17 | Removing body hair has been a custom for centuries . |
| 18 | Well the day 's major national story has been the Rugby International at Twickenham , a reminder of the scoreline ; England twenty one , France nineteen . |
| 19 | Another success story has been the collaboration , since 1985 , with Ingres . |
| 20 | CPRW has been a member of the EEB for many years and works through it to influence European and global environmental policies . |
| 21 | This provision has been the subject of wide-ranging criticism ( Norman , 1980 ; Greengross , 1986 ) . |
| 22 | Mr Ferguson has been a fan of Schmeichel for four years , but it was not until last summer that he could persuade Denmark 's top club , Brondby , to accept an offer . |
| 23 | The school magazine put it in writing : ‘ R. Jenkins has been a tower of strength in Rugby and under normal circumstances would probably have gained an International cap . |
| 24 | One of their most interesting projects has been the Rulor programme for owner Robin Clabburn . |
| 25 | A feature of these forms has been the increase in those aspects which relate to procedure rather than to strict contract conditions . |
| 26 | A representative assessment is that given by the library manager : I would say that one of the biggest advantages was the fact that senior management … from the Head down , from the very word go , were after making it a success … one thing we have got is a greater awareness from a greater number of staff , because they come in here to supervise and help [ and ] get involved … but I think the biggest advantage has been the fact that time devoted to … library skills for all the first year … [ has ] been extended to an hour a week … |
| 27 | Jim has been a newspaper seller in Swindon for 25 years and now for the first time in his life , he 's made the front page . |
| 28 | One of SAVE 's strongest suits has been the readiness , when other alternatives have been exhausted , to initiate legal action . |
| 29 | ONE of SAVE 's strongest suits has been the readiness , when all other alternatives have been exhausted , to resort to legal action . |
| 30 | ACKLAM PARK has been the home of Middlesbrough CC since 1931 and has , since 1956 , hosted an annual Yorkshire fixture . |