Example sentences of "[adj] has become a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The insistence on the supremacy of the political has become a cliché of recent thinking . |
| 2 | He criticised the backwardness of Islamic orthodoxy ; nevertheless he wrote on 17 October 1936 , ‘ a soul that was only superficially Islamic has become a soul convinced of Islam … a soul that daily rendered homage to HIM ’ . |
| 3 | In old buildings this has become a problem , but one we have overcome by the design of modular cabinets . |
| 4 | He says : ‘ We are making more and more DCDs — Driver Controlled Deliveries — where the driver not only delivers a tanker of petrol to a filling station , but is trained to unload it into the underground storage tanks ’ This has become a necessity , as more and more petrol stations are operated by one person locked behind security windows . |
| 5 | Above all , what is clear is that this has become a poker game only for those with the steadiest of nerves . |
| 6 | This has become a commonplace of gerontology , yet — among the general public — jokes are still made as to old so and so being " past it " , and the elderly man with a young wife still tends to be a figure of mockery or disapprobation ( the elderly woman with a young husband even more so ) . |
| 7 | In 1984–5 the sector returned a loss of £157million ; in one of the most dramatic business turnrounds in recent years this has become a £24million profit in 1988–9 . |
| 8 | This has become a Place where the man who cares passionately for his craft — lighting or stage work — comes to show what he really can do . |
| 9 | This has become a reality through the hard work of staff at SCRE , particularly Rosemary Wake and a sturdy group of SERA members who meet to discuss future issues of Observations and plan the development of the network . |
| 10 | The latter has become a form of economic drip-feed of dubious value to the patient , although it has maintained economic activity at a higher level than would otherwise be the case . |
| 11 | This is an unusual event in that the consequence of the purchase by KP Ltd of its own shares from its founder is that Farringdon plc 's shareholding now exceeds 50% ( 45,000 out of 85,000 shares ) and KP Ltd has become a subsidiary . |