Example sentences of "[noun] have long been a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ICI has long been a major supplier of surfactants , which are the active ingredient in detergents . |
| 2 | The University has long been a leading centre for research in this field , and just over a year ago Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre ( EPCC ) was established to focus further on these issues . |
| 3 | Igls has long been a popular summer haunt of the Austrians , and therefore has much to offer the visitor . |
| 4 | The divide between theory and empirical data had long been a recurrent and problematic one for the social sciences , not least within sociology . |
| 5 | ‘ These schools have long been a closed shop and many have n't been inspected for ages . |
| 6 | He takes it for a walk — such walks have long been a ritual activity of the country 's more optimistic male poor , the dog more expensively jacketed than the chap . |
| 7 | But dance has long been a popular option at Haughton where teacher Jenny Ruston says its hard to find the time to meet all the demand from boys and girls . |
| 8 | The contamination of clay bodies by minute metallic elements has long been a recurring nightmare for potters despite stringent efforts to eradicate the ‘ disease ’ . |
| 9 | However , the escape from spontaneity has long been a philosophical ideal , at its most intransigent in Sartre 's Being and nothingness , which treats even emotion as a matter of choice , to the point of denying the distinction between genuine and willed feeling . |
| 10 | In the printing trade , mobility had long been a traditional element in the organization of mutual support . |
| 11 | The numbers of acute beds that a service needs has long been a contentious issue . |
| 12 | Whereas Mr Orlando has long been a troublesome hero for his party , Mr Segni does not look like a troublemaker . |
| 13 | In the freezing barren icelands of the Arctic north , whale and dolphin meat has long been a traditional and important part of the diet for coastal settlements . |
| 14 | Kate Greenaway has long been a firm favourite among collectors who will pay £2,000-£3,000 for a collection of her Almanacks and £30-£50 for most single specimens . |
| 15 | So it should happen that Mr Kirkley was at home when the guests arrived and was able to add to his surprise and not a little amazement when his daughter 's friend was delivered at his door by Raggie Aggie , for Aggie had long been a known character , she and her hand-cart , and now the pony-driven flat-cart ; and of course the fact that she was almost as broad as it was . |
| 16 | Transport of raw materials for energy use has long been a major sector in marine commerce but coal in particular has been the dominant single energy cargo . |
| 17 | ( The Thatcher mug has long been a best seller . ) |
| 18 | The mere business of shifting passengers has long been a dreary distraction . |
| 19 | Local rates have long been a controversial source of local authority income . |
| 20 | While DEC Europe has long been a strong advocate for X.desktop , DEC US originally opted for the rival Visix Looking Glass product ( UX No 306 ) , and more recently began evaluating HP 's Visual User Environment ( UX No 377 ) . |
| 21 | Finally , some 520 million year old teeth found in fossilised form have long been a controversial subject — did they come from an early vertebrate creature ? |
| 22 | The examination system has long been a serious bone of contention in this country . |
| 23 | HOARDING clothes has long been a British vice . |
| 24 | BADGES have long been a cheap , effective way of making a statement — whether it 's Ban The Bomb or I Love Madonna — but do n't throw them away when your fervour wanes . |
| 25 | For the sake of those members who are not local I will briefly explain that the More family has long been a prominent one in this area . |
| 26 | This , too , is unlikely , for Mr Morita has long been a noisy critic of America and was saying nothing new . |
| 27 | Gangsters have long been a good source of drama for the filmakers and there 's barely a star in Hollywood who has n't been ‘ mixed up ’ on screen with the mob at some point in his career . |