Example sentences of "[adj] has become a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This has become a regular occurrence lately : lying awake in the dark , waiting for the alarm to bleep , worrying .
2 It might be noted at this point that in recent years there has been a dramatic growth in the volume of business conducted in the interbank market and this has become a major source of liquidity for banks .
3 The political ambitions of the CLB can be deduced from its interpretation of the Edwardian crisis : ‘ At so critical a period in British history as the present , when there is so great and unfortunate a tendency to slackness , ease , and carelessness as to religion , morals , and work , when there is so great a craving for pleasure 's sake , when so serious a social problem as the great army of the unfit and unemployed has become a national scandal and a public danger ’ , it was necessary to provide men of the future with ‘ that spirit of self-denial , self-control and definiteness of righteous purpose ’ which had put Britain in the lead among nations .
4 Now owned and being developed by chip manufacturer , Intel , DVI has become a major focus for multimedia .
5 Initially , most of these sales were made through mail order specialists but retail has become a growing sector and today accounts for about half of current sales .
6 Endothelin-1 has become a major research topic since its discovery and characterisation as a potent vasoconstrictor .
7 The interpretation of the events of 1868 has become a major topic of controversy among historians of Japan .
8 Dancing on the podiums at the Milk Bar 's Friday night club Glam has become a hazardous business , due to the frenzied swaying of the Essex Girls that now monopolise them .
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