Example sentences of "[pron] has [verb] a [adj] deal " in BNC.

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31 It has achieved a great deal of support from anecdotal evidence ( see Johnston , 1980 , for example ) , which clearly suggests that Senators and Representatives have been able to channel very substantial volumes of Federal money towards their home States , thereby promoting their political reputations , assisting them in the search for campaign funds , and enhancing their re-election prospects .
32 It has achieved a good deal of success in this , enabling some compensation to be made for the diminishing pool of potential recruits on the farms .
33 Unemployment may well have fallen since 1987 , but it has increased a great deal in the past year .
34 It has lost a great deal besides its guaranteed monopoly of power : its sense of purpose , its old dominance over the economy , many of its perks — these have gone , along with 1.8m members last year alone .
35 It has entailed a great deal of study on my part .
36 In the 80 years since the aeroplane first appeared in the county , it has brought a great deal of pleasure and prosperity .
37 However , what has changed a great deal is the public attitude to homosexuality .
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