Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [been] a [adj] success " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE OPENING ceremony had been a great success . |
| 2 | With a trading profit for C&P last year of £473 million on sales of £4.2 billion [ 9 per cent up on 1986 ] , there can now be no doubt that the move has been a great success and that the thinking behind it was sound . |
| 3 | Yvonne spirited me back to her office and we held a quick post-mortem , agreeing the evening had been a roaring success and discussing ways to improve our performance . |
| 4 | Kate said the evening had been a great success : it received plenty of local press coverage , the Rossendale Group increased its membership , and the Mayor agreed to donate £100 to Amnesty . |
| 5 | From the party point of view , Law 's leadership had been a considerable success . |
| 6 | Whenever they gather in private , he is berated for the economic mess in which their political fortunes are floundering , although in public , as hon. Members know only too well , the fiction is resolutely maintained that Conservative economic policy has been a continuing success . |
| 7 | Yet , overall , parole has been a substantial success in terms of successful supervision in the community . |
| 8 | The small orchestra was ‘ feeble ’ , and Mozart wrote sadly to his wife that the concert had been a great success from the point of view of honour and glory , but a complete financial flop . |
| 9 | The centre has been a great success since opening its doors a year ago and looks forward to celebrating many more birthdays . |
| 10 | The second operation has been a complete success . ’ |
| 11 | British Coal spokesman Eddie Mardell said : ‘ The police operation has been a complete success . |
| 12 | Scotland coach Allan Hosie said the Pacific tour had been a great success considering eight Scots were on the British Lions tour and other players were not able to make the trip . |
| 13 | Generally the first year of the expanded Civic Theatre had been a great success . |
| 14 | The fiscal incentives for use of unleaded petrol have been a great success . |
| 15 | Held at the Stadium Youth and Community Centre in the Shankill , the crime-busting project has been a major success to date — with eight out of 11 young people getting jobs . |
| 16 | Since then single malt has been a great success , but Mr Sandy feels that the Treasury is exploiting it : ‘ Of course we were glad that the Chancellor decided not to increase excise on whisky , but last week 's Budget has not made things right . |
| 17 | Ward , 53 , had maintained throughout that the money had been a legitimate success fee for his vital role in the bitterly-fought takeover bid . |
| 18 | Our opener this year has been a runaway success in the States where the box office success of this relatively low budget film has taken everyone by surprise . |
| 19 | The business sponsorship incentive scheme has been a great success and I am giving further encouragement to sponsorship of the arts by increasing its budget by £1 million a year to £4.5 million . |
| 20 | ‘ The scheme has been a great success — so much so we have decided to continue it , ’ he said . |
| 21 | The Government 's introduction of general practitioner fundholding has been a clear success , a fact confirmed in the independent academic research undertaken by Professor Glennerster of the London school of economics reported today by the King 's Fund . |
| 22 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that the fund-holding system has been a spectacular success — so much so that many of the more trendy , intellectual GPs who were initially sceptical of it now welcome it more and more with open arms ? |
| 23 | The activity had been a wonderful success and very much worth the experience . |
| 24 | On each occasion the initial stage has been a dramatic success and the final outcome a categorical failure — responsible in my judgment for the defeat both of Mr Heath 's and Mr Callaghan 's governments . |
| 25 | THE Brownies ' Hallowe'en party had been a great success Carol had enjoyed every minute of it . |
| 26 | All the investments we 've made in clean room technology have been a great success and the new laminate tubes business is doing well now after a difficult start some years ago . |