Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a recent study of all Higher Education Institutions it has become quite clear that the main impetus towards Equal Opportunity Policies has come from female members of staff or particular unions representing female members ( CRE , unpublished ) . |
| 2 | Indeed , this has already been observed in Scandinavia and North America : for example , Cogbill and Likens ( 1974 ) suggest that the proportion contributed by nitrates has increased from 22 per cent in the mid 1950s to its present value of over 30 per cent . |
| 3 | Much of the interest in the recent past in job enrichment programmes has sprung from this and other work by Herzberg . |
| 4 | Higher taxes : the overall proportion of national income taken in taxes has risen from 34.75 per cent in 1978 to 37 per cent , despite Norman Lamont 's protestations to the contrary . |
| 5 | The number of shareholders has risen from 7 per cent to 24 per cent of the adult population . |
| 6 | In April 1990 the town had 28 empty offices but now the figure stands at 52 , while the number of vacant shops has risen from 20 to 46 , not including 68 shops under construction at the Cornmill centre . |
| 7 | The development of these compounds has arisen from many studies of the structure and function of biological membranes . |
| 8 | For example , during the first half of this century , Saville ( 1957,7 ) noted that the percentage of the population in urban districts has risen from 72.0 per cent in 1891 to 80.7 per cent in 1951 and that : |
| 9 | In the US , the number of fatal accidents involving drunken drivers has fallen from 31 per cent to 20 per cent of total accidents in the last ten years . |
| 10 | They showed the proportion of directors reporting improved order books has risen from 28 p.c. in February to 43 p.c. this month , while 37 p.c. say profits are higher compared with 30 p.c. two months ago . |
| 11 | After decades of decline , the United Kingdom 's share of manufactured exports of developed nations has increased from 7.5 per cent . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , the number of students having the advantage of higher education at universities or polytechnics has risen from 780,000 to 1,060,000 . |
| 13 | Museum professionals are agreed , however , that it is the work of a North Italian master in the last quarter of the fifteenth century and one of the few major bronzes to have survived from this period . |
| 14 | John Flook , acting chief executive of Darlington Health Authority , said yesterday that two year waiting lists had fallen from 74 at the end of December to 24 last month . |
| 15 | The ranks of government supporters had shrunk from 453 in 1959 to 259 in 1962 . |
| 16 | He reported that , partly because of nuclear power , reliance on oil to generate electricity in industrialized nations had fallen from 24 per cent in 1974 to 9 per cent in 1986 . |
| 17 | A local authority report on changes between 1979 and 1987 indicates that of the 16 600 pre-1919 dwelling in North Tyneside , the number without amenities had fallen from 2800 in 1979 to 262 in 1987 . |
| 18 | Both vessels had withdrawn from Colombian territorial waters by Jan. 9 and the incident did not prevent a meeting taking place between representatives from Colombia , Peru and Bolivia on Jan. 10 in Santa Cruz , Bolivia , for the purpose of preparing the ground for the international drug summit ( which Bush was expected to attend ) scheduled to begin in the Colombian city of Cartagena on Feb 15 . |
| 19 | Both fundamental electrochemistry and applied biosensors have benefited from these investigations , and modified electrodes of this type , together with newer electrode composites , will be increasingly important in constructing biosensors . |
| 20 | Apparently , the authors have concluded from published research that women get interrupted because they ‘ allow themselves ’ to be ( does this ‘ contributory negligence ’ argument remind us of anything ? ) and if they want to succeed they must emulate male speech . |
| 21 | He added : ‘ The lads have learned from last season . |
| 22 | How could all those wonderful , light , fairy designs have come from this dreary-looking lady ? |
| 23 | One of the reasons for believing that cross-species extrapolation is possible at all is that all living animals have evolved from common ancestors that existed at some time in the distant past . |
| 24 | Last , in terms of performance , the outturn for most intermediaries has been rather poor in terms of profitability , while borrowers of funds have gained from lower commissions and margins . |
| 25 | Between 1939 and 1971 the population living in rural areas has increased from 7.3 to 10.6 million ; in proportional terms , a rise from 17.6 to 21.8 per cent . |
| 26 | As Mr Smith points out , ‘ the share price of these companies has ranged from indifferent to disastrous , with MCC representing a near certain total loss to shareholders ’ . |
| 27 | The number of trusts has grown from 493 in 1980 to 1379 in 1989 , with many commentators predicting a certain degree of rationalisation in the 1990's , although there is no evidence of this as yet . |
| 28 | Blood-beads had seeped from tiny capillaries in the butterfly 's wings . |
| 29 | A defence lawyer said both defendants had come from broken homes and had been brought up by their mothers . |
| 30 | The number of Indians had dropped from 51 per cent to 46.4 per cent of the population , while Melanesians made up 48.4 per cent with other races making up the remainder . |