Example sentences of "[verb] [been] [adj] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | With up to 8Mb on the motherboard there probably is n't any need for expansion if the machine is used solely as a network station , but it would 've been nice to find a PCMCIA slot for something like a modem . |
| 2 | The DES has been anxious to promote a national system of transferability and , to this long-term end , it set up a working party in June 1977 to examine all aspects of a national credit transfer agency , under the chairmanship of Peter Toyne , formerly of Exeter University and now Deputy Director of the West Sussex Institute of Higher Education . |
| 3 | The Government has been anxious to find a slot for such legislation but has not acted yet , partly because of a full parliamentary timetable and because of technical difficulties in defining which types of weapons should be outlawed . |
| 4 | So it has been necessary to fit a particularly long tiller in order to apply sufficient leverage . |
| 5 | To breach the university 's walls and claim a serious place therein , sociology , like the other social sciences , has been obliged to draw a fairly rigid line . |
| 6 | Only a few days before his state 's 40th anniversary celebrations , he has been obliged to accept a deal permitting several thousand of its citizens to flee to the capitalist Federal Republic . |
| 7 | Tom Watson , for example , resigned from a Kansas City Club because a Jewish businessman was unsuccessful with his application for membership , while the Augusta National has been obliged to accept a black member in order to continue as hosts of The Masters . |
| 8 | But there is a mysterious group of British engineers , who are not allowed to let us know what they 're doing — I suppose they are helping the Chinese build a factory or something — anyway , it has been refreshing to hear a homely Lancs. accent at the next table . |
| 9 | In this short article it has been impossible to give a full account of the increasing impact of bioceramic research in medicine and dentistry . |
| 10 | During the year the University has been fortunate to attract a wide range of excellent speakers to an expanded public lecture programme . |
| 11 | With the support of the local manager of Barclays Bank Plc it has been possible to open a high interest account . |
| 12 | Elegant and closely-analyzed work has shown that , formed by photolysis of , probably contains a semi-bridging carbonyl group ; in the complicated photolysis of , it has been possible to deduce a great deal about the forms of the intermediate and about the photochemical processes by which it is formed and reacts . |
| 13 | For the past two years , Washington has been desperate to unseat a ruler who , across the world , had come to symbolise the crass stupidity and shortsightedness of American policy in Latin America . |
| 14 | Our experience has been that to create a new expression of the body of Christ has been to create a new possibility of conversion for many such people . |
| 15 | Many a woman who considers herself kind , compassionate and unselfish has been horrified to catch a glimpse of something underlying that , something which is determined to catch and hold a person , which can be jealous and possessive and cares nothing at all for the claims of others . |
| 16 | This luxury has meant that the group has been able to evolve a fairly sophisticated selection and training procedure . |
| 17 | He has been able to formulate a general model which encompasses existing models and enables tests to be made of the robustness of the results reported in The Population History of England by varying the projection parameters . |
| 18 | Using its patented Low Pressure Casting technique , Cosworth has been able to incorporate a high degree of stiffness in the compact unit . |
| 19 | Redcar 's Stead Hospital has been able to create a home from home to help rehabilitate patients , thanks to the support of the town 's Rotary Club , which raised half of the £38,000 needed to provide a therapy suite . |
| 20 | While the power of dismissal may be of limited use , where the government has been able to appoint a new rail chairman , it has the opportunity to shape a management team more in tune with its thinking . |
| 21 | Not only has this reduced the operating costs , but it has also meant that for the first time in its history the Central Wales Line has been able to support a Sunday service ; indeed in July 1987 , one Sunday saw fourteen train movements , what with BR 's own service train , the various Recreation Ramblers , sponsored by the Sports Council , and two excursion rail tours . |
| 22 | This involvement has meant that the school has been able to open a new technology suite — pictured above . |
| 23 | Despite the drawbacks , Yasmin has been able to earn a lot of money . |
| 24 | In the right circumstances , Mr Solarz has been able to give a nudge or two to history . |
| 25 | Owing to the steady increase in its holdings , the Theatre Collection has been able to mount a series of exhibitions illustrating various aspects of theatre history . |
| 26 | With financial support from the Ancient India and Iran Trust in Cambridge , the Fitzwilliam Museum has been able to mount a loan exhibition of antiquities of ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan . |
| 27 | Certainly none of Yorkshire 's current crop of bowlers has been able to boast a similarly low average over the past two seasons . |
| 28 | We have not yet come across anyone who has been able to offer a reasonable explanation for a rather disheartening introduction to diving . |
| 29 | This is an interesting plan and I am delighted that my Department has been able to offer a grant to help it . |
| 30 | As Robinson put it : ‘ even with a less persuasive argument he has been able to get a democratic decision in his favour but the democratic process is used throughout the party ’ . |