Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] have been [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that case , how does the hon. Gentleman explain how , under both the Labour Government and the Conservative Government , inward investment has been at its peak when there has been a floating currency , where that has been a possibility ? |
| 2 | Another interesting development of the last year or two has been the introduction of courses in art and design , leading to the CNAA BA , by a few of the former colleges of education with large art , design and craft resources , which are now part of colleges of higher education . |
| 3 | If we do , we now have a model and can say that he and his family have been through it and have borne it with great fortitude , resilience and courage — as has been said , only through their deep religious faith — and that that has been a great lesson to us all . |
| 4 | He will be aware that that has been the subject of a long-standing argument in the health service . |
| 5 | He denied angrily that he had ever sought compensation of up to £1m ‘ although this has been a very expensive operation ’ , adding : ‘ I could have proceeded had I been totally selfish for there were several options on the table , financially very attractive . ’ |
| 6 | This is certainly not the case , although this has been the prevailing attitude from senior nurses for many years . |
| 7 | Although this has been an indifferent year for the club in the league , Hibs are in knockout mood again . |
| 8 | But I soon found that this had been a dubious choice . |
| 9 | Of the 23 disabled professionals who had been accepted for training as disabled people , eight reported that their entry qualifications were better than average , and five thought that this had been a major factor in their acceptance for training . |
| 10 | Although Perot refused to endorse the candidacies of either Clinton or Bush , he conceded that the Democratic Party had done " a brilliant job " in reviving itself , and that this had been a key factor in his decision to withdraw . |
| 11 | The US ambassador , who had marvelled at the readiness of the British to hazard so much in company with France ( a nation which they were in the habit of disparaging ) , now saw that this had been no more than a passing flirtation . |
| 12 | However , at out next meeting she agreed that this had been the problem . |
| 13 | Maggie was sure now that this had been the girl in the hotel in London . |
| 14 | The fragment of an oak leaf , brown and dead , quivering on its neck , let Tallis know that this had been the leader . |
| 15 | The government initially claimed that it had no prior notice of the Commission 's intention to initiate proceedings , but it was later disclosed that this had been the subject of correspondence between the Commission and the Department of Transport . |
| 16 | He was reflecting , perhaps , that this had been an easier job than the electrical wiring . |
| 17 | Edmonds ( 1962 ) also says that this has been a problem throughout the 150 years of the Inspectorate . |
| 18 | They suggest that public expenditure growth has led to a transfer of productive resources from the private sector to a public sector producing largely non-marketed output , and that this has been a major factor in the UK 's poor performance in the post-war period . |
| 19 | I regret to say that this has been a breathtakingly disappointing debate , even by the standards of those initiated by Labour Members , redeemed only by an excellent constructive contribution by my hon. Friend the Member for Epping Forest ( Mr. Norris ) , who made an outstanding speech . |
| 20 | It should be clear to everyone that this has been a genuine and productive consultation . |
| 21 | It is not our purpose to review these initiatives , merely to point out that this has been the single most important factor responsible for the change in budgetary climate in local government in recent years . |
| 22 | Once this had been a thriving town , prospering on fishing and tourism and the naval college . |
| 23 | This relational approach is opposed to Marx 's theory of class , conflating a theoretically constructed concept with a given body of people defined largely by economic position ; although Bourdieu recognizes that such has been the impact of Marx and Marxism that class as representation has by now been realized , through sheer symbolic efficacy , to an extraordinary degree ( Bourdieu 1985 ) . |
| 24 | Will my hon. Friend also confirm that 1991 has been a vibrant and exciting year in the North sea ? |
| 25 | The fact is that 1991 has been an unprecedented year of success for Belfast . |
| 26 | Perhaps even more destructive than these has been the effect of orchid collectors , particularly in South America in the last century . |
| 27 | Another BTO survey found that 1992 had been a good breeding season for songbirds . |
| 28 | YOU do n't have to be the Queen to feel that 1992 has been a rotten year . |
| 29 | For on that Saturday Mr Pozsgay organised a radio interview to tell the world that a party committee working under him had come to the conclusion that 1956 had been a popular uprising , thus ensuring that the terms of reference in Hungarian politics would never be the same again . |
| 30 | This seems to be pitching things a good deal too high , but the current London Film Festival , which continues until Sunday , tends to confirm the impression that 1989 has been a less than vintage year for the movies . |