Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [been] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both worry about the fishing villages whose livelihood has been commercial whaling . |
| 2 | Another change has been extensive draining of moorland ( Stewart and Lance , 1983 ) and this allied to increased sheep numbers and other factors ( Anderson and Yalden , 1981 ) has led not only to a decrease in moorland vegetation but to a reduction in wildlife , notably grouse . |
| 3 | The competitive procurement policy of the Ministry of Defence has been good news not only for the Ministry and the taxpayer but for the yards . |
| 4 | For years the result has been frequent power blackouts for Orcadians as the birds ' elaborate home-making habits — incorporating everything from barbed wire and steel mesh to tin cans and nails — caused the electricity supply to short-circuit . |
| 5 | Europe 's regional economic development programme has been designated objective to status to Plymouth . |
| 6 | For over 25 years the department has been pioneering AI teaching . |
| 7 | Yet for months the world 's promotions industry has been busy marking — and marketing — the event . |
| 8 | In both examples , a conscious attempt has been made-to segment the market . |
| 9 | Another ambition has been financial reward , and it is a lucky man who escapes a conversation with Jackie without being reminded of his various positions , his bankers , his lawyers , his accountants and his courtiers . |
| 10 | ‘ The college has been great offering to find a school for the children , and after school I will be encouraging them to join in the dance and fitness classes for children at the college . ’ |
| 11 | The advent of the Reagan administration , and its alliance with the powerful pro-Israeli lobby has been bad news for the UN agencies . |
| 12 | So far their reaction to the take-over has been loudly-voiced support , and angrily expressed sentiments of violence , but no violence itself . |
| 13 | Most influential absentee has been top scorer Brett Angell . |
| 14 | Most influential absentee has been top scorer Brett Angell . |
| 15 | In many cases the consequence has been large scale redundancy , and a reduction in size , or contraction , of the organisation . |
| 16 | The consequence has been fierce rivalry between the two in all areas . |
| 17 | For the last two years his title has been Senior Commandant , Family , Housing and Welfare Service for Catterick Garrison . |
| 18 | Noone has come out to say it ( excepting twats like Emlyn Hughes ) , but even all the Wilko for England stuff has been negative saying he s the same a taylor , ie long ball . |
| 19 | Apple has been successful selling to schools in other countries , but has so far failed to make an impact in Japan ( apart from selling to private schools ) . |
| 20 | That prospect has been worrying bond investors . |
| 21 | Cramming in the goodies but keeping the price below the £19,250 tax barrier has been occupying car makers , Saab among them . |
| 22 | What is missed is that alongside an increase in centralized control has been persistent dissent ; domination — social , economic and ideological — has been maintained only through struggle . |
| 23 | Over the past two decades the management of myocardial infarction has been revolutionised in two ways : the first was the development of DC defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation with the possibility of correcting this condition outside hospital , where the highest incidence exists , and the second major advance has been thrombolytic therapy . |
| 24 | A central element in RX 's change strategy has been competitive benchmarking , a process in which its liaison with Fuji-Xerox has given it a vital window on Japanese best practice in manufacturing and marketing . |
| 25 | In the studies with gastrin and its analogues an often uncontrolled variable has been gastric acid secretion , although the presence of gastric acid is not essential for a colonic response as it is not abolished by total gastrectomy . |
| 26 | This point has been reinforced further by the findings of Goldsmith and Newton ( 1986 ) who show that , while the Thatcher government has been very directive towards local authorities on council house sales , by contrast it hardly involves itself in matters of environmental health ( a reflection of the much lower priority the Thatcher government gives to this policy area ) . |
| 27 | ‘ The threat that has obliged me to lead this rather bizarre life has been international terrorism sponsored by the Iranian Government and hit squads , using embassies here and in Europe as resources . |
| 28 | ‘ If the Queen thinks she has had a bad year , look at me — my whole life has been pretty horribilis , ’ said Olive , from Birmingham . |
| 29 | Since this centre has been open vandalism has ceased . |
| 30 | This whole ‘ Gen X ’ thing has been big news in the States . |