Example sentences of "[Wh det] has [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the products division which has been a long time drag on profitability improved its performance , and was well up too . |
| 2 | According to the vice-governor of the National Bank ( EP , 22 February 1988 ) , the governors from the different republics and provinces prevent the formulation of effective regulations to put a stop to illegal , or ‘ grey ’ , increases in the money supply , which has been a persistent problem in Yugoslavia . |
| 3 | The phenomenon of fixed word-pairs , which has been a primary focus of attention in Hebrew poetry especially since the discovery of Ugaritic poetry , is only a subset of the broader category of word-pairing . |
| 4 | In so doing he has provided a book which has been a tremendous help to pastors in every generation since , up to and including the present day . |
| 5 | That 's right , yes , and we still do one , perhaps two , concerts a year in Brighton at the Festival , but then we were able to develop from there , which has been a tremendous erm thrill for everybody . |
| 6 | In social security there is the retirement condition , which governs the receipt of the state retirement pension and which has been a major factor in the establishment of the pension ages as the customary retirement ages for men and women ( Walker 1980 ) . |
| 7 | The British government has announced measures to control the digging up of hedgerows by farmers , which has been a major focus of concern for conservationists for many years . |
| 8 | I have n't yet mentioned the development of the Theatre of the Absurd , which has been a strong force in European drama since Alfred Jarry 's Ubu Roi was first performed in 1896 . |
| 9 | A more general factor influencing the future prospects of the eurobond market is convergence between domestic and eurobond markets , which has been a strong feature of recent years . |
| 10 | There is very little left for the government to privatise , and attention will soon swing to the NHS , which has been a financial embarrassment to the Tories for too long . |
| 11 | My last telephone call was to the head of Oatridge agricultural college , which has been a great help to the agricultural community in Scotland . |
| 12 | We are pleased to offer this pension which has been a firm favourite with British guests for many years . |
| 13 | Our recent leaflet on women 's health , which has been a remarkable success , also provides information . |
| 14 | We shall continue to encourage personal savings by keeping income tax rates low , and through special schemes such as the tax-exempt special savings account , which has been a remarkable success . |
| 15 | As ‘ Working Title ’ continue to expand and develop , it seems a good moment to look back at some of their prolific and varied output , and we will be screening a number of titles from ‘ MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE ’ through the powerful drama ‘ A WORLD APART ’ , scripted by Gillian Slovo , Ruth First 's daughter , and underrated films like ‘ PAPERHOUSE ’ to ‘ ROBIN HOOD ’ , scripted by John Mcgrath , and then a number of their new releases : ‘ EDWARD II ’ ( directed by Derek Jarman ) , ‘ DAKOTA ROAD ’ and ‘ DROP DEAD FRED ’ , which has been a huge box office hit in the States . |
| 16 | Nightclub-wise we hit the Star Club , which has been a popular haunt in San Antonio for many years , and as ever we 've arranged free entry for all club Discount book holders , saving you £5 every time you go . |
| 17 | It is arguable that the friction between locals and newcomers which has been a common feature of village life in recent years is only a temporary problem brought about by the dislocation of established social patterns which have been hard for the social life of the village to digest , and that once the newly arrived population has either taken over entirely or ‘ settled down ’ to a rural existence many of the initial problems will be reconciled . |
| 18 | It is hoped that this will gradually lessen the passivity which has been a characteristic response of some women to multiple loss . |
| 19 | Others , like the Royal Academy which has been a significant beneficiary of tobacco sponsorship in recent years , see the ban in a gloomy light . |
| 20 | It is thus both puzzling and worrying that so many brewers are still apparently obsessed with eradicating the uniqueness of the individual historic pub , effectively destroying what has been a familiar and secure social centre in their attempts to ‘ improve ’ upon a successful , time-honoured formula . |
| 21 | Crystal Palace1 ARSENAL , back to the form which earned them two championships in three years , will use the rest of what has been a disappointing season for them to lay the foundations for future challenges . |
| 22 | This partnership with City and Guilds is the latest collaboration in what has been a long and fuitgul relationship . |
| 23 | The end-of-term jollity was illustrative of the relaxed atmosphere that has pervaded the final week of the Liberal Democrat election drive — a product not merely of the light-headedness of exhaustion but also of the undoubted success of what has been a well-judged campaign . |
| 24 | ‘ The basic concept was that there should be a period of restraint to redress the balance of what has been a tremendous amount of development over the years , ’ he said , referring to the support the parish council had given to county and district while they were drawing up their local plans . |
| 25 | Mr Maclean replied : ‘ The fact that we do have a full investigation of what has been a small emission does show how rigorous the inspectorate systems are in this country . ’ |
| 26 | In what has been a good year for poets at the conferences , with Neil Kinnock quoting both Frost and Shelley , and Kenneth Baker identifying with Henry V or Kenneth Branagh , Mr Patten chose Larkin 's observation that , with honour gone , all we could now leave to our children was money . |
| 27 | Teldec have provided the work with a particularly spacious and powerful recording and the Frankfurt players seem determined to end in royal style what has been a fine and unusually wide-ranging cycle of Bruckner symphony recordings . |
| 28 | The establishment of the Enterprise Staff Development Programme ; the setting up of an Academic Link scheme ; the ‘ piloting ’ of ‘ Live Projects ’ ; a ‘ pilot ’ Student Tutoring scheme ; enterprise studentships ; the formation of a network of Enterprise Co-ordinators are a few ‘ highlights ’ of what has been a busy programme of work for the year 1992/1993 . |
| 29 | I wish to express my gratitude to Simon Rattle and his remarkable orchestra in Birmingham for providing what has been a wonderful new musical experience for me . |
| 30 | ‘ My family have been great in sticking with me during what has been a hard time . ’ |